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. 2015 Jul 6;197(15):2517–2535. doi: 10.1128/JB.00176-15

TABLE 2.

Domain-based classification of actinobacterial HKs

Group identifier No. of proteins Lengtha Protein domain architectureb Taxonomical spanc Predicted sensing Notesd
HK_01 42 547 ± 36 TMH-CHASE3-TMH-HAMP-HisKA-HATPase_c At, Pr, Cy, B, Dt, F, Pl, V, Df Extracytoplasmic CHASE-CHASE6 sensor-like
GenCon: in operon with RRs
HK_02 68 547 ± 32 TMH-(PAS)-TMH-PAS-HATPase_c Pr, F, At, Sy, Sp, Df Extracytoplasmic CitA/DcuS-like
GenCon: RR-HK-transporter
HK_03 730 507 ± 106 TMH-[50–300 aa]-TMH-HAMP-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Extracytoplasmic Prototypical sensors
HK_04 30 409 ± 24 TMH-[60 aa]-TMH-HAMP-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Extracytoplasmic NarX/Q-like
HK_05 68 382 ± 26 TMH-[30–40 aa]-TMH-HAMP-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Extracytoplasmic PrmB-like
HK_06 26 374 ± 28 TMH-[25–30 aa]-TMH-HAMP-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Extracytoplasmic VanS-like
HK_07 384 461 ± 108 TMH-HAMP-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane?
HK_08 244 419 ± 60 TMH3-(HAMP)-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane?
HK_09 5 404 ± 117 TMH0–5-HisKA-GerE F, At, Ap, Pr Membrane? Overrepresented in Firmicutes
HK_10 35 724 ± 141 TMH2–6-(HisKA)-HATPase-TMH1–6 At Membrane
HK_11 71 435 ± 33 PspC-TMH4–6-HATPase_c At Membrane GenCon: downstream of pspC
HK_12 26 722 ± 234 TMH9-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane
HK_13 6 735 ± 70 TMH2–5-HisKA_3-(HATPAse_c)-TMH3–5-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane? Restricted to Actinomycetales
HK_14 11 541 ± 52 TMH4-HisKA-HATPase_c-TMH ND Membrane Restricted to Actinomycetales
HK_15 4 701 ± 138 TMH2-HAMP-HisKA-HATPase_c-TMH11–14 ND Extracytoplasmic or membrane
HK_16 139 421 ± 108 TMH-[5–25 aa]-TMH-(HAMP)-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane LiaS-like
HK_17 937 416 ± 43 TMH4/5-HisKA-HATPase_c-(TMH) ND Membrane DesK-like
HK_18 162 441 ± 59 TMH6/7-HATPase_c ND Membrane ComD/ArgC fit descriptor
HK_19 1 664 TMH-7TMR_DISM_7TM-HisKA-HATPase_c F, Pr, Sp, B, At Membrane
HK_20 5 841 ± 204 TMH11/12-HisKA-HATPase_c-(TMH) ND Membrane PutP-like
HK_21 41 606 ± 74 TMH8/10-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane ComP-like
HK_22 2 680 ± 3 TMH8/10-PAS-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane Restricted to Propinibacterineae
HK_23 2 795 ± 177 MASE1-(PAS3)-HisKA-HATPase At Membrane/cytoplasm
HK_24 11 567 ± 58 TMH3–10-GAF-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane/cytoplasm
HK_25 2 721 ± 6 TMH2/3-PAS-GAF-HisKA-HATPase_c ND Membrane/cytoplasm Restricted to Mycobacterium
HK_26 12 881 ± 67 TMH2-PAS-GAF-SpoIIE-HATPase_c ND Membrane/cytoplasm Restricted to Streptomyces
HK_27 71 858 ± 30 KdpD-Usp-TMH3-HisKA-HATPase_c Pr, At, F, B, T Cytoplasm KdpD-like GenCon: part of kdp operon
HK_28 40 415 ± 73 PAS-(HisKA)-HATPase_c ND Cytoplasm NtrB-like
HK_29 9 554 ± 106 PAS2/3-(HisKA)-HATPase_c ND Cytoplasm KinA-like
HK_30 3 798 ± 32 PAS-GAF-PHY-HisKA-HATPase_c Pr, Cy, B, At, Pl, V Cytoplasm
HK_31 100 499 ± 12 H_kinase_N-PAS-HisKA-HATPase_c At, F Cytoplasm
HK_32 5 1598 ± 5 Pkinase-AAA_16-(TRP_2/GAF_2)-HisKA-HATPase_c F, At, Cy Cytoplasm
HK_33 30 485 ± 11 cNMP_binding-HATPase_c At, Pr, Cy, Ad, B, V, Cf, Dt, F, Nt, Ar Cytoplasm GenCon: near thioredoxin reductase
HK_34 104 386 ± 103 HisKA-HATPase_c At, F, Pr, B, Sp, Cy, Cf, V Cytoplasm
HK_35 806 186 ± 103 HATPase F, At, Pr, Cf, Sp, Cy Cytoplasm
HK_36 7 217 ± 95 HisKA At, F, Pr, Sp, B, Cy, Cf Cytoplasm
HK_37 5 249 ± 9 STAS-HATPase_c At, Pr, F, Sp, B, Tt, Cf Cytoplasm Overrepresented in actinobacteria GenCon: downstream of extracellular solute-binding protein and HK
HATPAse-STAS
HK_38 170 514 ± 86 GAF1/2-HisKA-HATPase_c At, F, Pr, Cf, Cy, Dt, Sp Cytoplasm
HK_39 10 643 ± 88 PAS-GAF1/2-(PAS)-HisKA-HATPase_c At, Pr, Cf, Cy, V, F, Dt Cytoplasm
HK_40 170 790 ± 141 PAS1/2-(GAF1/2)-SpoIIE-HATPase_c At, F Cytoplasm
HK_41 26 815 ± 97 HATPase_c-(PAS)-GAF1/2-SpoIIE At, V, Pr Cytoplasm Overrepresented in actinobacteria
HK_42 29 486 ± 175 HATPase_c-SpoIIE Pr, At, Dt, Cy, F, Ad, Pl, V, B Cytoplasm GenCon: part of operon of regulators of sigma B activity
HK_43 24 622 ± 146 SpoIIE-HATPase_c At, Pr, F, B, Pl, Sp Cytoplasm Overrepresented in actinobacteria
HK_44 12 600 ± 74 TMH-PAS-HisKA-HATPase ND Cytoplasm
HK_45 11 389 ± 84 (HAMP)-HisKA-HATPase ND Cytoplasm
HK_46 167 979 ± 191 TMH-NIT-HAMP-HATPase At Cytoplasm GenCon: part of operon encoding proteins of unknown function
HK_47 4 292 ± 53 HATPase_c-HTH At Cytoplasm
HK_48 12 692 ± 134 (PAS/PAS-GAF-PAS)-SpoIIE-HATPase_c-STAS_2 At Cytoplasm
HK_49 3 739 ± 3 RsbU_N-PAS-SpoIIE-HATPase_c At Cytoplasm GenCon: downstream of 4 anti-anti-sigma regulatory factors
HK_50 34 325 ± 29 MEDS-HATPase_c At Cytoplasm
HK_00 12 TMH2-CHASE3-TMH-HAMP-GAF-PAS-HisKA-HATPase_c Unique architectures
HK_CA-GAF-PAS-HisKA-HATPase_c
GAF-PAS2-HisKA-HATPase_c
HAMP-PAS-HisKA-HATPase_c
MASE1-SpoIIE-HATPase_c
HATPase_c-RRXRR-HNH
HATPase-DUF3883
HATPase_c-PCMT
HATPase-DUF4325
DNA_ligase_A_M-DNA_ligase_A_C-His_kinase
SSF-HisKA-HATPase_c
ABC_trans-HisKA-HATPase_c
a

Amino acids (mean ± standard deviation).

b

Protein domain designations as in the Pfam database. aa, amino acids.

c

Ad, Acidobacteria; Ar, Armatimonadetes; At, Actinobacteria; B, Bacteriodetes; Cf, Chloroflexi; Cy, Cyanobacteria; Df, Deferribacteres; Dt, Deinococcus-Thermus; F, Firmicutes; Nt, Nitrospirae; Pl, Plantomyces; Pr, Proteobacteria; Sp, Spirochetes; Sy, Synergistales; T, Tenericutes; Tt, Thermotogae; V, Verrucomicrobia; ND, not determined.

d

GenCon, genomic context conservation.