Secreted hemophore CSA2

UniProtKB accession:  Q5A0X8

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UniProtKB description:  Secreted heme-binding protein involved in the utilization of iron from human hemoglobin during hyphal growth (PubMed:24796871, PubMed:27617569). May also play a role in non-hemoglobin iron utilization (PubMed:24796871). Heme transfer occurs between PGA7, RBT5 and CSA2 supporting a model in which the 3 CFEM proteins cooperate in a heme-acquisition system and form a cross-cell wall heme-transfer cascade (PubMed:27617569). The ability to acquire iron from host tissues is a major virulence factor of pathogenic microorganisms (PubMed:24796871).