UniProt functional annotation for Q5X159

UniProt code: Q5X159.

Organism: Legionella pneumophila (strain Paris).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Legionellales; Legionellaceae; Legionella.
 
Function: Effector proteins function to alter host cell physiology and promote bacterial survival in host tissues. This protein is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that interferes with host's ubiquitination pathway. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q5ZRQ0}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=S-ubiquitinyl-[E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L-cysteine + [acceptor protein]-L-lysine = [E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L- cysteine + N(6)-ubiquitinyl-[acceptor protein]-L-lysine.; EC=2.3.2.27;
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000250}. Host cell {ECO:0000250}. Note=Secreted via type IV secretion system (T4SS), and delivered into the host cell. {ECO:0000250}.
Domain: U-box 1 is critical to the ubiquitin ligase activity, and U-box 2 mediates interaction with host target. {ECO:0000250}.
Domain: The 25 C-terminal region may carry the signal responsible for translocation into the host cell. {ECO:0000250}.
Ptm: Ubiquitinated in the presence of host E1 ubiquitin-activating enzyme, E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme and ubiquitin. {ECO:0000250}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.