stealth protein

Introduction

Conserved from bacteria to higher eukaryotes,1st identified in microbes as proteins that help pathogens elude the host innate immune system.

Microbial stealth proteins are most likely involved in the biosynthesis of exopolysaccharides

Stealth proteins are predicted to function as hexose-1-phosphoryltransferases

More general terms

• biochemistry

More specific terms

• N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase (GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase)