Table 2.
Cyanobacterial Signature Proteins
| (a) Protein that are Uniquely found in All (or most) Cyanobacteria | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | Function (length) | Protein | Function (length) |
| NP_439901/slr0613 | hypothetical (173) | NP_441893/ssl0242 | hypothetical (78) |
| NP_439967/slr1122 | hypothetical (329) | NP_442014/sll0350* | hypothetical (803) |
| NP_439995/slr0729+ | hypothetical (101) | NP_442026/slr0376 | hypothetical (116) |
| NP_440139/slr1796 | hypothetical (201) | NP_442147/sll0208* | hypothetical (231) |
| NP_440262/ssl1972 | hypothetical (93) | NP_442176/sll0413* | hypothetical (207) |
| NP_440437/slr2049+ | hypothetical (192) | NP_442207/ssr0109 | hypothetical (78) |
| NP_440459/slr1915 | hypothetical (104) | NP_442330/sll0372 a | hypothetical (196) |
| NP_440545/ssr2843+ | hypothetical (87) | NP_442365/ssr0332 | hypothetical (70) |
| NP_440678/slr1900 a | hypothetical (247) | NP_442366/slr0211 | hypothetical (403) |
| NP_440903/sll1271 | hypothetical (572) | NP_442402/slr0921 | hypothetical (128) |
| NP_440946/sll0860 | hypothetical (173) | NP_442464/sll0822a | hypothetical (129) |
| NP_441021/ssr3189 | hypothetical (55) | NP_442734/slr0042 | hypothetical (576) |
| NP_441047/slr2144* | hypothetical (301) | NP_442826/sll1340 | hypothetical (85) |
| NP_441164/ssr2087 | hypothetical (84) | NP_442884/slr1557 | hypothetical (369) |
| NP_441199/slr1990 | hypothetical (240) | NP_442932/slr0748+ | hypothetical (230) |
| NP_441265/ssl0461* | hypothetical (83) | NP_443015/sll1109 | hypothetical (194) |
| NP_441307/sll1979 | hypothetical (142) | NP_484529/asr0485+ | hypothetical (92) |
| NP_441346/ssr2551 | hypothetical (94) | NP_440513/slr1384 | hypothetical (391) |
| NP_441647/slr1160* | hypothetical (204) | NP_0010358/slr1146 | hypothetical (89) |
| NP_441848/sll0359 | hypothetical (155) | ||
| (b) Proteins Specific for Various Cyanobacteria Except those from Clade A | |||
| NP_439997/slr0731 | Hypothetical (402) | NP_441174/slr1260 | Hypothetical (177) |
| NP_440149/slr1800 | Hypothetical (355) | NP_441937/slr1949 | Hypothetical (212) |
| NP_441115/sll0854 | Hypothetical (308) | ||
| (c) Proteins Specific for Various Cyanobacteria Except those from Clade C | |||
| NP_440495/sll0984 | Hypothetical (148) | NP_441597/slr1276 | Hypothetical (275) |
| NP_440591/slr2025 | Hypothetical (153) | NP_485360/all1317 | Hypothetical (147) |
| NP_440594/sll1915 | Hypothetical (183) | NP_488024/all3984 | Hypothetical (231) |
| NP_440896/sll1274 | Hypothetical (171) | NP_488046/all4006 | Hypothetical (127) |
| NP_441155/sll1155* | Hypothetical (113) | NP_484683/asl0639 | Hypothetical (73) |
| NP_484163/all0119* | Hypothetical (137) | NP_485187/alr1144* | Hypothetical (290) |
| NP_484255/all0211* | Hypothetical (126) | ||
* - missing in 1-2 species
a significant similarity also seen for 1-2 other bacteria
+ also found in some algae and mosses
Clade A is comprised of G. violaceus, Synechococcus sp. JA-3-3Ab and Synechococcus sp. JA-2-3B'a
Clade C is comprised of most of the Synechococcus and all Prochlorococcus sps.