ProGP12 (12 kDa antigen)
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| ProGP ID | ProGP12 (12 kDa antigen) |
| Validation Status | Uncharacterized |
| Organism Information | |
| Organism Name | Mycobacterium leprae |
| Domain | Bacteria |
| Classification | Phylum : Actinobacteria Class : Actinomyceta Orders : Corynebacteriales Family : Mycobacteriaceae Genus : Mycobacterium Species : leprae |
| Taxonomic ID (NCBI) | 272631 |
| Genome Information | |
| GenBank | AL583920 |
| EMBL | AL583920 |
| Protein Information | |
| Protein Name | 12 kDa antigen |
| Function | It has antigenic determinants common to BCG. |
| Glycosylation Status | |
| Technique(s) used for Glycosylation Detection | Schiff's reagent (or alcian blue) staining, concanavalin A (ConA)-binding |
| Literature | |
| Year of Identification | 1982 |
| Year of Identification Month Wise | 1982.1 |
| Reference | Chakrabarty, A.K., Maire, M.A. and Lambert, P.H., 1982. SDS-PAGE analysis of M. leprae protein antigens reacting with antibodies from sera from lepromatous patients and infected armadillos. Clinical and experimental immunology, 49(3), p.523. |
| Corresponding Author | Paul Henri Lambert |
| Contact | Immunology Research and Training Centre, Centre de Transfusion, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland |