Table 2.
Functional category | Up-regulated genes | Down-regulated genes |
---|---|---|
Protein biosynthesis | 2 | 7 |
Amino acid biosynthesis | 6 | 2 |
Cofactor biosynthesis | 4 | 8 |
Biofilm formation | 4 | 0 |
Nucleotide biosynthesis | 3 | 0 |
Lipid biosynthesis | 0 | 2 |
Lipid degradation | 1 | 0 |
Cell envelope biosynthesis | 3 | 10 |
Cellular processes | 5 | 2 |
Central intermediary metabolism | 0 | 4 |
DNA metabolism | 3 | 6 |
Energy metabolism | 7 | 18 |
Protein folding and stabilization | 2 | 2 |
Regulatory proteins | 7 | 2 |
Transcriptional regulators | 0 | 5 |
Secretion and trafficking | 4 | 10 |
Mobile and extra-chromosomal function | 2 | 0 |
Unclassified and unknowns | 51 | 41 |
Total | 104 | 119 |
* Differential expression of a gene in the malT mutant is relative to the level of expression of the gene in the wild-type organism, as measured in microarray experiments.