has_part has part has_part has disposition at some time attenuated disposition Brucella hpt mutant B. abortus 2308 hpt mutant UniProtKB accession: Q2YR83 PMID: 14979322 A mutant of strain Brucella melitensis biovar Abortus 2308 that lacks an intact gene hpt. YH The gene hpt from the strain Brucella melitensis biovar Abortus 2308 is a virulence gene. NCBIGene: 3788755 Information about the mutated molecule: FUNCTIONAL GROUP: DNA/RNA metabolism, Synthesis [Ref6462:Delrue et al., 2004]. FUNCTION: Purines synthesis [Ref6462:Delrue et al., 2004]. MUTATION: Attenuated in Macrophages, HeLa [Ref6462:Delrue et al., 2004]. hpt Phosphoribosyltransferase:Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase