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. 2006 Feb;72(2):1336–1345. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.2.1336-1345.2006

TABLE 2.

Proposed nomenclature for genes encoding ABC transporters, based upon substrate specificities of binding proteins

Transporter locus Annotation Directiona Gene name proposed here Mnemonice Rationale Nomenclature proposed by Conners et al. (12)
TM0027 ABP bglL β-Glucoside transport Abbreviation of substrates and TM0025, bglB (β-glucosidase [34]) bgtpE
TM0028 ABP bglK bgtpD
TM0029 MSP bglG bgtpC
TM0030 MSP bglF bgtpB
TM0031 SBP bglE bgtpA
TM0071 SBP xloE Xylose oligosaccharide transport TM0076, xloA (xylosidase [homolog of GenBank U58632.2]) xtpAb
TM0072 MSP xloF xtpB
TM0073 MSP xloG xtpC
TM0074 ABP xloK xtpD
TM0075 ABP xloL xtpF
TM0112 MSP xylF Xylose transport Abbreviation of substrate rbsC2b
TM0114 SBP xylE rbsA2
TM0115 ABP xylK rbsB2
TM0300 SBP gloE Glucose oligosaccharide transport Abbreviation of substrate dppAb
TM0301 MSP gloF dppB
TM0302 MSP gloG dppC
TM0303 ABP gloK dppD
TM0304 ABP gloL dppF
TM0418 SBP inoE myo-Inositol transport TM1419, ino1 (myo-inositol-1-P-synthase [1]) malE3b
TM0419 MSP inoF malF3
TM0420 MSP inoG ugpE
TM0421 ABP inoK malK2
TM0430 MSP aguG α-Galactouronate transport TM0434, agu (α-glucuronidase [53]) ugpBb
TM0431 MSP aguF ugpA
TM0432 SBP aguE ugpE
TM0955 MSP rbsC Ribose transport Annotated by TIGR (34) rbsC1
TM0956 ABP rbsA rbsA1
TM0958 SBP rbsB rbsB1
TM0959 MSP rbsD rbsD
TM1202 MSP malG1 Maltose transportc Annotated by TIGR (34) malG1
TM1203 MSP malF1 malF1
TM1204 SBP malE1 malE1
TM1219 ABP manL Mannoside transport Abbreviation of substrate cbtF
TM1220 ABP manK cbtD
TM1221 MSP manG cbtC
TM1222 MSP manF cbtB
TM1223 SBP manE cbtA
TM1226 SBP manD mbtA
TM1836 MSP malG2 Maltose transport Annotated by TIGR (34) malF2
TM1837d MSP malF2 Unnamed
TM1839 SBP malE2 malE2
a

Arrows indicate directions of transcription of the genes.

b

The correspondence between the locus number and the mnemonic for these operons was inferred from the information in Table 2 of reference 12.

c

The mnemonic is retained even though data indicate MalE1 is involved in mannooligosaccharide transport (33).

d

Contains an authentic frameshift.

e

Mnemonics are underlined.