Table 5.
Number of genes associated with the 25 general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % of total a | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J |
148 |
6.29 |
Translation |
| A |
1 |
0.04 |
RNA processing and modification |
| K |
104 |
4.42 |
Transcription |
| L |
93 |
3.95 |
Replication, recombination and repair |
| B |
4 |
0.17 |
Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D |
10 |
0.42 |
Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis |
| Y |
- |
- |
Nuclear structure |
| V |
37 |
1.57 |
Defense mechanisms |
| T |
72 |
3.06 |
Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M |
64 |
2.72 |
Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N |
5 |
0.21 |
Cell motility |
| Z |
- |
- |
Cytoskeleton |
| W |
- |
- |
Extracellular structures |
| U |
13 |
0.55 |
Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O |
55 |
2.34 |
Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C |
187 |
7.95 |
Energy production and conversion |
| G |
51 |
2.17 |
Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E |
121 |
5.14 |
Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F |
50 |
2.12 |
Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H |
93 |
3.95 |
Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I |
30 |
1.27 |
Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P |
92 |
3.91 |
Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q |
26 |
1.10 |
Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R |
270 |
11.47 |
General function prediction only |
| S |
189 |
8.04 |
Function unknown |
| - | 637 | 27.08 | Not in COGs |
aThe total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the annotated genome.