TABLE 2.

Putative RNA-binding proteins identified by a tandem mass spectrometer^a

Name/locus in Newman	Locus in N315	Mol mass (Da)	% detected by mass	Putative function(s)
Hypothetical protein NWMN_0192	sa0248	66,082	43.5	Glycosyl transferase group 2 family protein
Probable DEAD box ATP-dependent RNA helicase NWMN_1985	sa1885	56,941	36.0	ATP-dependent RNA unwinding splicing, ribosome biogenesis, and RNA degradation
Map-ND2C protein/NWMN_1872	sa1751	65,443	22.6	Binding ECMb and plasma
Aerobic glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase/glpD/NWMN_1209	sa1142	64,361	23.0	DNA/RNA-binding repeats in PUR-α/β/γ and in hypothetical proteins
Protein map precursor (MHC class II analog protein) NWMN_1872	sa1751	65,443	10.7	Unknown function/S4 RNA-binding domain
UPF0051 protein NWMN_0789/sufB	sa0778	52,458	9.3	FeS assembly protein SufB
Hypothetical protein NWMN_1184	sa1118 (rnjB)	62,473	4.8	RNA processing and degradation
ATP-dependent hsl protease ATP-binding subunit hslU NWMN_1164	sa1097	52,556	5.4	ATP-dependent protease ATP-binding subunit (S. aureus subsp. aureus TCH70)

^aSequence coverage and peptides are indicated. The gene name, locus, and proposed functions are as predicted in the NCBI and KEGG databases.

^bECM, extracellular matrix.