Table 1.
Annotation of the B. rhizoxinica T2SS gene cluster
| Gene | Proposed function of encoded protein | Homolog in Klebsiella oxytoca | Percent identity (BlastP) | Homolog in Burkholderia pseudomallei | Percent identity (BlastP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gspC | Connecting inner and outer membrane complex | pulC | – | gspC | 61 |
| gspD | Secretin, outer membrane pore formation | pulD | 39 | gspD | 64 |
| gspE | Cytoplasmitc ATPase, energy for translocation of pseudopilins | pulE | 54 | gspE | 89 |
| gspF | Anchoring protein, inner membrane platform for pseudopilins | pulF | 46 | gspF | 83 |
| gspG | Major prepilin-like protein, pilus-like structure formation | pulG | 56 | gspG | 87 |
| gspH | Pseudopilin subunit, pilus-like structure formation | pulH | 70 | gspH | 66 |
| gspI | Pseudopilin subunit, pilus-like structure formation | pulI | 44 | gspI | 66 |
| gspJ | Pseudopilin subunit, pilus-like structure formation | pulJ | 43 | gspJ | 55 |
| gspK | Pseudopilin subunit, pilus-like structure formation | pulK | 26 | gspK | 62 |
| gspL | Anchoring protein, inner membrane platform for pseudopilins | pulL | 27 | gspL | 57 |
| gspM | Anchoring protein, inner membrane platform for pseudopilins | pulM | 24 | gspM | 56 |
| gspN | Connecting inner and outer membrane complex | pulN | 29 | gspN | 63 |
| gspO | Prepilin, inner membrane peptidase | pulO | 43 | gspO | 60 |