TABLE 2.
WbpM and its homologues
| Protein name | Organism | Length (amino acids) | Putative function | Accession no. (reference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subfamily 1a | ||||
| WbpM | Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O5 | 665 | Fuc2NAc biosynthesis | U50396 (21) |
| WbpM | Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O6 | 665 | Fuc2NAc biosynthesis | AF035937 (10) |
| ORF74.5 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O11 | 665 | Fuc2NAc biosynthesis | U44089, direct submission |
| TrsG | Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 | 638 | Galactose modification | S51266 (207) |
| WlbL | Bordetella bronchiseptica | 624 | Nucleotide sugar dehydratase/epimerase | AJ007747, direct submission |
| WlbL | Bordetella pertussis | 624 | FucNAcMe biosynthesis | S70683 (2) |
| WlaL | Campylobacter jejuni | 590 | Unknown | Y11648 (74) |
| RfbV | Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 | 621 | Unknown | Y07788 (65) |
| ORF22-30 | Vibrio cholerae serotype O22 | 646 | Unknown | AB012957, direct submission |
| ORF10 | Vibrio cholerae serotype O139 | 646 | Epimerase/dehydratase | U47057 (37) |
| CapD | Staphylococcus aureus serotype 1 | 599 | Type 1 capsule synthesis | U10927 (144) |
| Cap5D | Staphylococcus aureus serotype 5 | 607 | Unknown | U81973 (200) |
| Cap8D | Staphylococcus aureus serotype 8 | 607 | Unknown | U73374 (201) |
| LpsB | Rhizobium etli | 683 | dTDP-glucose-4,6-dehydratase | U56723, direct submission |
| WbiI | Burkholderia pseudomallei | 637 | Epimerase/dehydratase | AF0064070 (55) |
| TP0077 | Treponema pallidum | 538 | Capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis | AE001192 (73) |
| YveM | Bacillus subtilis | 598 | Unknown | Z99121 (126) |
| Subfamily 2b | ||||
| ORF HP0840 | Helicobacter pylori | 333 | Unknown | AE000595 (223) |
| ORF JHP0778 | Helicobacter pylori | 333 | Sugar nucleotide biosynthesis | AE001508 (3) |
| FlaA1 | Caulobacter crescentus | 331 | Unknown | U27301, direct submission |
| Cap5E | Staphylococcus aureus serotype 5 | 342 | Unknown | U81973 (200) |
| Cap8E | Staphylococcus aureus serotype 8 | 342 | Unknown | U73374 (201) |
| Protein D | Methanococcus jannaschii | 333 | Capsular biosynthetic protein | U67549 (18) |
| CapD | Rickettsia prowazekii | 341 | Unknown | AJ235271 (5) |
| KasD | Streptomyces kasugaensis | 329 | NDP-hexose 4,6-dehydratase | AB005901 (92) |
| Gdh | Saccharopolyspora erythraea | 329 | dTDP-d-glucose-4,6-dehydratase | L37354 (146) |
| BbLPS1.16 | Bordetella bronchiseptica | 357 | Nucleotide sugar dehydratase/epimerase | AJ007747, direct submission |
a
Subfamily 1 contains proteins of approximately 600 amino acids.
b
Subfamily 2 contains proteins shorter than 360 amino acids.