has role protective antigen role protective antigen Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein PPE14 Protegen ID: 822; NCBI Gene GI: 885069; NCBI Protein GI: 57116795; NCBI Protein Accession: YP_177765; NCBITaxon: 83332 immunization with the soluble recombinant rMTB41 protein plus adjuvant, a regimen known to generate primarily CD4+ T cells, resulted in induction of protection comparable to BCG in two well-established animal models of tuberculosis (mice and guinea pigs) [PubMed: 15917115]. Allen Xiang protein Oliver He