Table 2.
Hfq-responsive functions identified by transcriptomic analysis
| Functional categoriesa | No. of differentially accumulated transcriptsb |
|---|---|
| Transport | 107 |
| Membrane proteins | 59 |
| Cellular processes | 48 |
| Central metabolism | 38 |
| Amino acid metabolism | 32 |
| Metabolism of cofactors and vitamins | 21 |
| Signal transduction | 15 |
| Regulatory functions | 14 |
| Energy metabolism | 14 |
| Fatty acid metabolism | 13 |
| Protein synthesis | 7 |
| DNA synthesis | 4 |
| Hypothetical proteins | 119 |
| Unknown functions | 61 |
a
Functional categories are defined according to KEGG (Ogata et al. 1999).
b
Some of these transcripts encode proteins predicted to have multiple functions.