has_part has part has_part has disposition at some time attenuated disposition Brucella alkA mutant B. melitensis 16M alkA mutant NCBIGene: 1196093 YH UniProtKB accession: Q8YIR1 PMID: 14979322 A mutant of strain Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M that lacks an intact gene alkA. The gene alkA from the strain Brucella melitensis bv. 1 str. 16M is a virulence gene. Information about the mutated molecule: FUNCTIONAL GROUP: DNA/RNA metabolism, Repair [Ref6462:Delrue et al., 2004]. FUNCTION: HhH-GPD superfamily base excision DNA repair [Ref6462:Delrue et al., 2004]. MUTATION: Attenuated in Mice, Macrophages, HeLa [Ref6462:Delrue et al., 2004]. BMEI0382 DNA-3-METHYLADENINE GLYCOSIDASE