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. 2024 Aug 30;15:7536. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51936-z

Fig. 4. Functional validation of two dfr sequences from NCLDVs.

Fig. 4

A Genetic structures of the upstream and downstream coding regions of the two randomly selected NCLDV dfr genes. DHFR, dihydrofolate reductase, represents the protein product encoded by dfr gene. Function annotations follow the KEGG classification. Genes of viral origin are determined using VOG annotation. B, C Protein structures of the selected DHFRs generated by Phyre2 web platform. D Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values to the antibiotic trimethoprim. DHFR (*) and DHFR (**) represent the experimental groups of Escherichia coli DH5α strains carrying recombinant plasmids with two NCLDV dfr genes, respectively (gene sequences shown in Supplementary Data 9 and protein structures shown in B and C, respectively). Control refers to E. coli DH5α strains harboring the pUC19 plasmid without any gene insert. Data are presented as mean values ± standard deviations from eight biological replicates. Source data are provided as a Source Data file on Github107.