TABLE 2.
Identification of putative amino sugar biosynthesis and glycosylation enzymes in E. tenella
| Enzymea | Reference sequence (organism)b | E. tenella homologue | BLAST E-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|
| GFAT | PB000496.03.0 (Plasmodium berghei) | SNAP00000005021 | 8.4 E−177 |
| GNA | AY185915 (Giardia intestinalis) | None | 0.53* |
| NP_062298 (Mus musculus) | None | 0.99* | |
| AGM | cgd4_3310 (Cryptosporidium parvum) | SNAP00000000160 | 7.5 E−28 |
| UAP | AY187035 (Giardia intestinalis) | SNAP00000006592 | 2.2 E−13 |
| UAE | cgd4_2600 (Cryptosporidium parvum) | EIMER_contig00031419.(Exonerate2BLASTCDS.Gene.15) | 4.5 E−91 |
| GlcNAc-T | U77412 (Caenorhabditis elegans) | NAd | 1.0 E−09* |
| AF375997 (Dictyostelium discoideum) | NA | 2.2 E−34* | |
| GalNAc-T | AY424890 (Toxoplasma gondii) | EIMER_contig_00030594 (Exonerate2BLASTCDS.Gene.387) | 3.0 E−101 |
a
Enzyme names have been abbreviated as listed in the legend to Fig. 5.
b
Reference enzyme protein sequences are from the organisms listed in parentheses.
c
*, BLAST hits not considered to represent true homologues (see the text).
d
NA, not applicable.