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. 2003 May;185(9):2910–2919. doi: 10.1128/JB.185.9.2910-2919.2003

TABLE 1.

Staphylococcal surface proteins and secreted proteins carrying the YSIRK-G/S motif

Genea LPXTGb motif YSIRK-G/Sc motif Sequence Reference
clfA + + HAIRKKSIGVAS 31
clfB + + YSIRRFTVGTTS 35
fnbA + + YGIRKHKLGAAS 52
fnbB + + YGIRKHKLGAAS 21
mrp + + FSIRKFNVGIFS 70
pls + + YSIRRFTVGTAS 30
sdrC + + FSIRKYSVGTAS 22
sdrD + + FSIRKYTVGTAS 22
sdrE + + FSIRKYTVGTAS 22
spa + + YSIRKLGVGIAS 64
sasC + + YSIRKYKVGIFS 30
sasE + + SAMKKITMGTAS 30
sasG + + YSIRKFTVGTAS 30
sasI + + YSIRKSTLGVAS 30
sasJ + + YSIRKSSLGVAS 30
cna + 38
sasA + 30
sasF + 30
sasH + 30
sasK + 30
sasL + 30
sasM + 30
geh1 + YSIRKYSIGVVS 44
geh2 + YSIRKFSVGASS 44
embB + FSIRKYTVGTFS 25
lytN + YSIRKVSIGILS 25
a

Sas denotes S. aureus surface protein (29).

b

Sortase cleavage site. L, leucine; P, proline; X, any amino acid; T, threonine; G, glycine. Sortase cleaves between T and G.

c

(F/Y)SIRKXXXGXXS. F, phenylalanine; Y, tyrosine; S, serine; I, isoleucine; R, arginine; K, lysine; X, any amino acid; G, glycine.