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. 2010 Jun 11;5(6):e11071. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011071

Table 2. TN5EZ insertions that reduced S. aureus hemolysin activity.

# of mutants* Hemolysis Gene/Locus Function or predicted function
1 LH SA0466 Membrane protein, putative
1 LH bioD Dethiobiotin synthase - Biosynthesis of cofactors
2 LH SA0555 Peptidase, M41 - Degradation of proteins, peptides,
1 LH SA0635 Lipoate-protein ligase A - Protein modification
1 LH SA0762 Hemolysin, putative -
3 LH gcvH Glycine cleavage system H protein - energy metabolism
1 LH SA0958 General stress protein 13
1 LH SA1049 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate octaprenyltransferase, putative
1 LH SA1220 Fibronectin-binding protein A-related
2 LH SA1294 Metallo-beta-lactamase superfamily protein
1 LH glpD Aerobic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
1 LH SA1563 2-oxoisovalerate dehydrogenase, lipoamide dehydrogenase,
1 LH secDF Protein-secretion, membrane protein, SecDF family
1 LH SA1751 DHH family protein, putative
2 LH ackA Acetate kinase - fermentation
1 LH ccpA Catabolite control protein - DNA interactions
1 LH agrA Accessory gene regulator protein A
1 LH SA2027 Hypothetical protein - not conserved
9 LH atpDGA ATP synthase F1, beta, gamma and alpha subunits -
1 LH SA2271 Molybdenum ABC transporter, permease protein - cations
1 LH SA2375 Transporter - unknown substrate
1 LH SA2534 NAD(P)H-flavin oxidoreductase
1 LH SA2572 Cation-transporting atpase, E1-E2 family
1 LH SA2624 Acetyl-CoA synthetase, putative
3 LH SA2735 Chromosome partioning protein, ParB family

*LH represents lower hemolysis compared to WT and most other Tn5EZ mutants on sheep blood agar (also see Fig. 1).