Table 2. Strains used in this study.
| Strain or plasmid | Relevant genotype or features | Source or reference |
| E.coli | ||
| DH5a | Host for plasmid construction | TaKaRa |
| BL21 | Host for overexpression | TaKaRa |
| XR | Host for bacteria two-hybrid() | Stratagene |
| M. smegmatis mc2155 | 30 | |
| YM0 | mc2155with pMind | This study |
| YM1 | mc2155with pMind::relE | This study |
| YM11 | mc2155with pMind::relBE | This study |
| YM12 | mc2155with pMind::relBG | This study |
| YM13 | mc2155with pMind::relBK | This study |
| YM2 | mc2155with pMind::relG | This study |
| YM21 | mc2155with pMind::relFE | This study |
| YM3 | mc2155with pMind::relK | This study |
| YM23 | mc2155with pMind::relFK | This study |