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Table 1 Predicted protein functions of large or biologically interesting groups provided from OrthoMCL results

From: Comparison of the protein-coding genomes of three deep-sea, sulfur-oxidising bacteria: “Candidatus Ruthia magnifica”, “Candidatus Vesicomyosocius okutanii” and Thiomicrospira crunogena

 

Group no.

Total protein count

No. of proteins in “Candidatus R. magnifica”

No. of proteins in “Candidatus V. okutanii”

No. of proteins in T. crunogena

Proposed function

Groups unique to T. crunogena

1

40

0

0

40

Diguanylate phosphodiesterases/cyclases

2

13

0

0

13

Transmembrane histidine kinases

3

13

0

0

13

Methyl-accepting chemotaxis sensory transducers

4

11

0

0

11

Two component response regulators

Groups with multiple copies in T. crunogena (but single in “Candidatus R. magnifica” and “Candidatus V. okutanii”)

5

8

1

1

6

Transcriptional regulators (Fis family)

11

6

1

1

4

Ammonium transporters

14

5

1

1

3

ABC transporters

16

4

1

1

2

Bifunctional protein FolD

17

4

1

1

2

Peptidyl-prolyl cis–trans isomerases

18

4

1

1

2

Non-canonical purine NTP pyrophosphatases

19

4

1

1

2

Peptidyl-prolyl cis–trans isomerases

20

4

1

1

2

Cold-shock DNA-binding proteins

21

4

1

1

2

Multicopper oxidases

26

4

1

1

2

Lon proteases

Groups unique to “Candidatus R. magnifica”

746

2

2

0

0

Glycosyl transferases (family 2)

Groups with multiple copies in “Candidatus R. magnifica” (but single in “Candidatus V. okutanii” and T.crunogena)

27

4

2

1

1

Histidinol-phosphate aminotransferases

Groups with multiple copies in all three species

9

6

2

2

2

Elongation factors (Tu)

10

6

2

2

2

Nitrogen regulatory proteins (P-II)

  1. Group no. was assigned arbitrarily by OrthoMCL