ENTRY       M00860            Signature Module
NAME        Bacillus anthracis pathogenicity signature, polyglutamic acid capsule biosynthesis
DEFINITION  K22976 K22977 K22980 K07282 K22116 K01932 K22981
ORTHOLOGY   K22976  atxA; anthrax toxin expression trans-acting positive regulator
            K22977  acpA; capsule synthesis positive regulator AcpA
            K22980  acpB; capsule synthesis positive regulator AcpB
            K07282  capA; gamma-polyglutamate biosynthesis protein CapA
            K22116  capC; gamma-polyglutamate biosynthesis protein CapC
            K01932  capB; gamma-polyglutamate synthase [EC:6.3.2.-]
            K22981  capE; gamma-polyglutamate biosynthesis protein CapE
CLASS       Signature modules; Gene set; Pathogenicity
REFERENCE   PMID:19514852
  AUTHORS   Kolsto AB, Tourasse NJ, Okstad OA
  TITLE     What sets Bacillus anthracis apart from other Bacillus species?
  JOURNAL   Annu Rev Microbiol 63:451-76 (2009)
            DOI:10.1146/annurev.micro.091208.073255
REFERENCE   PMID:20863885
  AUTHORS   Fouet A
  TITLE     AtxA, a Bacillus anthracis global virulence regulator.
  JOURNAL   Res Microbiol 161:735-42 (2010)
            DOI:10.1016/j.resmic.2010.09.006
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