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. 2009 Nov 22;1(3):254–261. doi: 10.4056/sigs.40645

Table 4. Number of genes associated with the general COG functional categories.

Code Value %age   Description
J 150 8.5   Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis
A 0 0.0   RNA processing and modification
K 84 4.8   Transcription
L 71 4.0   Replication, recombination and repair
B 0 0.0   Chromatin structure and dynamics
D 26 1.5   Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis
Y 0 0.0   Nuclear structure
V 11 0.6   Defense mechanisms
T 101 5.7   Signal transduction mechanisms
M 97 5.5   Cell wall/membrane biogenesis
N 71 4.0   Cell motility
Z 0 0.0   Cytoskeleton
W 0 0.0   Extracellular structures
U 38 2.2   Intracellular trafficking and secretion
O 53 3.0   Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones
C 126 7.1   Energy production and conversion
G 86 4.9   Carbohydrate transport and metabolism
E 185 10.5   Amino acid transport and metabolism
F 66 3.7   Nucleotide transport and metabolism
H 97 5.5   Coenzyme transport and metabolism
I 32 1.8   Lipid transport and metabolism
P 63 3.6   Inorganic ion transport and metabolism
Q 18 1.0   Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism
R 152 8.6   General function prediction only
S 104 5.9   Function unknown
- 282 16.0   Not in COGs