Both native and recombinant protein bound to labeled vitronectin, fibrinogen, recombinant osteopontin and fibronectin. It was also shown to be able to bind to a 15-amino acid synthetic peptide of vitronectin. Map could affect the severity of arthritis and osteomyelitis in mice through a T-cell-mediated mechanism and could play a role in abscess formation through a T-cell- independent mechanisms. It could potentiate the survival of the bacterium by modulating host immunity. Protein map MAP1_STAAU MKFKSLITTTLALGVIASTGANLDTNEASAAAKQIDKSSSSLHHGYSKIQIPYTITVNGTSQNILSSLTFNKNQQISYKDIENKVKSVLYFNRGISDIDLRLSKQAKYTVHFKNGTKRVVDLKAGIHTADLINTSDIKAISVNVDTKKQVKDKEAKANVQVPYTITVNGTSQNILSNLTFKKNQQISYKDLENNVKSVLKSNRGITDVDLRLSKQAKFTVNFKNGTKKVIDLKAGIYTANLINTGGIKNININVETKKQAKDKEAKVNNQVPYSINLNGTTTNIQSNLAFSNKPWTNYKNLTTKVKSVLKSDRGVSERDLKHAKKAYYTVYFKNGGKRVIHLNSNIYTANLVHAKDVKRIEVTVKTVSKVKAERYVPYTIAVNGASNPTLSDLKFTGDSRVSYSDIKKKVKSVLKHDRGIGERELKYAEKATYTVHFKNGTKKVINLNSNISQLNLLYVKDIKNIDIDVKTGAKAKVYSYVPYTIAVNGTTTPIASKLKLSNKQLIGYQDLNKKVKSVLKHDRGINDIELKFAKQAKYTIHFKNGKTQVVDLKSDIFTRNLFSVKDIKKIDINVKQQSKSNKALNKVTNKATKVKFPVTINGFSNLVSNEFAFLHPHKITTNDLNAKLRLALRSDQGITKHDIGLSERTVYKVYFKDGSSKLEDLKAAKQDSKVFKATDIKKVDIEIKF map MHC class II analog protein 689