Table 3.
Number of genes that were differentially expressed in alkaline stress.
| COG category | Genes | DUGs | DDGs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy production and conversion | 104 | 6 | 24 |
| Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Amino acid transport and metabolism | 187 | 34 | 11 |
| Nucleotide transport and metabolism | 87 | 24 | 1 |
| Carbohydrate transport and metabolism | 243 | 7 | 41 |
| Coenzyme transport and metabolism | 64 | 8 | 7 |
| Lipid transport and metabolism | 58 | 1 | 4 |
| Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis | 156 | 8 | 8 |
| Transcription | 193 | 8 | 15 |
| Replication, recombination and repair | 125 | 5 | 10 |
| Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis | 96 | 9 | 6 |
| Cell motility | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones | 56 | 2 | 10 |
| Inorganic ion transport and metabolism | 127 | 16 | 12 |
| Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism | 35 | 1 | 5 |
| General function prediction only | 292 | 25 | 25 |
| Function unknown | 343 | 26 | 62 |
| Signal transduction mechanisms | 70 | 2 | 6 |
| Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| Defense mechanisms | 47 | 8 | 1 |