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3.A.7.8.1
Competence system for DNA uptake (ComB) (Hofreuter et al., 2003; Karnholz et al., 2006). DNA uptake into the periplasm occurs preferentially at the poles. Transport into the cytoplasm depends on ComEC. Thus, DNA uptake may occur in a two step process (Stingl et al., 2010).

Accession Number:Q8RMY7
Protein Name:VirB9 aka ComB9
Length:551
Molecular Weight:63042.00
Species:Helicobacter pylori (Campylobacter pylori) [210]
Number of TMSs:1
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Cell inner membrane1 / Multi-pass membrane protein2
Substrate deoxyribonucleic acid

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Pfam: PF03524   

References (1)

[1] “Cluster of type IV secretion genes in Helicobacter pylori's plasticity zone.”  Kersulyte D.et.al.   12813069

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FASTA formatted sequence
1:	MIRAFRGISF TLSLLAPLLA ENNIQNYNEP MDYSKGDVSL QPFNNQTNQE TQPSTNYNTQ 
61:	PNSMQTPMPN QNPYSQPTTP IQNNQPNNTQ TQTMLNNAKQ FTNNALNNTK QTITNATNYV 
121:	NDKLTPKPND APISAFSANS PYANKENSKQ TQKSDEVLSD DNSDEDNSLK PMTNFNAIQA 
181:	NFFAKNRSIK DNTHFIHYTI GDTFNIRLRY AMTTTFIFDE PIAQVVLGDD IGFSTKMLGE 
241:	DKEHLISNIL LIKPLQIGVD SNLTVIGKSG KVYSFYMFST TYTSSKNPAL MVYISSKEYF 
301:	KNFTTTKKEI NKENKPTHST QNKDIKTSHN VPKKITKKSP NIKEQNPLTK SKNPTTTKIA 
361:	LANAPISLNR FKSPSYPPSN ALANSRKASE NFKVISNQTK TFKEHRHSQD EMKYVDYSAK 
421:	IKDDGKFIKI GDNVNHIYIN KKKMEYGYVI IDKKKRKWYC LWMCKKVVKS KYKDDLPTQI 
481:	FNDEQFTYFK FNRSNARSKF PVVYKVIDGY DNPVNSRVVG DYLIAEDVSN QWNLKLGKAY 
541:	LCIEKIVKRA R