TABLE 2.
Gene products of the etn locus: predicted functions and database similarities
| ORF | Position in sequence (nucleotides) | Predicted molecular mass (Da) | Predicted function | Similar protein | Organism | Amino acid identity (%) | Protein accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF1a | 0-795 | 28,767 | CoA transferase | GctB | Acidaminococcus fermentans | 29.9 | Q59112 |
| CatJ | Pseudomonas strain B13 | 27.8 | AAL02406 | ||||
| ORF2 | 783-2771 | 70,192 | Acyl-CoA synthetase | CAA10043 | Pseudomonas mendocina strain 35 | 30.4 | CAA10043 |
| FerA | Sphingomonas strain SYK6 | 28.3 | BAB86294 | ||||
| etnE | 2887-3996 | 40,928 | EaCoMT | AAL28081 | Rhodococcus strain B-276 | 71.3 | AAL28081 |
| XecA | Xanthobacter strain Py2 | 47.3 | CAA56241 | ||||
| etnA | 4315-5367 | 39,732 | Monooxygenase β-subunit | AmoA | Rhodococcus strain B-276 | 39.1 | D37875 |
| ThmB | Pseudonocardia strain K1 | 31.6 | CAC10509 | ||||
| etnB | 5391-5720 | 12,334 | Monooxygenase coupling-effector protein | AmoB | Rhodococcus strain B-276 | 50.8 | D37875 |
| MmoB | Methylocystis strain WI14 | 28.3 | AAF01270 | ||||
| etnC | 5767-7269 | 56,926 | Monooxygenase α-subunit | AmoC | Rhodococcus strain B-276 | 59.4 | BAA07114 |
| MmoX | Methylosinus strain OB3b | 35.1 | P27353 | ||||
| etnDa | 7389-8364 | 35,149 | Monooxygenase reductase | AmoD | Rhodococcus strain B-276 | 41.8 | BAA07115 |
| DmpP | Pseudomonas strain CF600 | 40.4 | P19734 |
Incomplete ORF.