TABLE 2.
Functional categories for 25 genes identified by microarray
| Categorya | Protein type | Gene | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell envelope | Surface polysaccharides, lipopolysaccharides, and antigens | RP003 rfbE | O-antigen ABC export system; ATP-binding protein |
| RP007 lpxA | UDP-GlcNAc acyltransferase | ||
| RP771 pal | Peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein | ||
| RP451 sca3 | Cell surface antigen | ||
| Murein sacculus | RP825 mraY2 | Phospho-N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide transferase | |
| Transport and binding protein | RP868 glnQ2 | Glutamine ABC transporter; ATP-binding protein | |
| Cellular processes | Cell division | RP823 ftsK | Cell division protein |
| Chaperone and stress-induced | RP670 cspA | Cold shock protein | |
| Translation | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase | RP617 iles | Probably isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase |
| Ribosomal proteins; synthesis and modification | RP100 rpmE | Ribosomal protein L31 | |
| RP773 rpmF | Ribosomal protein L32 | ||
| RP456 rpmJ | Ribosomal protein L36 | ||
| RP660 rpsJ | Ribosomal protein S10 | ||
| Transcription | RNA synthesis and modification | RP141 rpoC | RNA polymerase beta subunit |
| RP303 rpoH | RNA polymerase sigma-32 factor | ||
| Replication | RP203 uvrB | Repair excision nuclease subunit B | |
| Other | RP103 virB4 | Virulence protein | |
| RP668 ampG2 | AmpG protein | ||
| Unknown | RP084, RP105, RP107, RP158, RP401, RP725, RP870 |
a
Functions compiled according to Andersson et al. (2).