TABLE 3.

E. coli genes whose relative expression levels increase after treatment with Bac7(1-35)

Gene	b No.a	Product (or function)b	Functional group	Ratio
amiC	2817	Putative cell wall amidase	Cell structure	2.9
basR	4113	Transcriptional regulatory protein BasR/PmrA	Transcription, RNA processing and degradation	2.0
basS	4112	Sensor protein BasS/PmrB	Transcription, RNA processing and degradation	15.7
betT	0314	High-affinity choline transport protein	Transport and binding proteins	2.7
bglF	3722	Beta-glucoside PTS permease	Transport and binding proteins	2.5
dnaK	0014	DnaK protein (heat shock protein 70)	Cell processes (including adaptation and protection)	2.6
fabF	1095	3-Oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase II	Fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism	3.4
fimD	4317	Export and assembly of type 1 fimbrial subunits	Cell structure	3.0
hns	1237	DNA-binding protein (histone-like protein Hlp-II)	Translation, posttranslational modification	6.1
infB	3168	Protein chain initiation factor 2	Translation, posttranslational modification	3.0
insA_3	0275	Insertion element IS1 protein InsA	Phage, transposon, or plasmid	2.1
insA_6	3444	Insertion element IS1 protein InsA	Phage, transposon, or plasmid	2.4
insB_2	0264	Insertion element IS1 protein InsB	Phage, transposon, or plasmid	2.1
intB	4271	Prophage P4 integrase	Phage, transposon, or plasmid	7.1
iscU	2529	Putative iron-sulfur cluster formation protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	2.1
lpxB	0182	Lipid-A-disaccharide synthase	Cell structure	2.2
metG	2114	Methionyl-tRNA synthetase	Translation, posttranslational modification	4.0
nagE	0679	N-Acetylglucosamine PTS permease	Transport and binding proteins	2.7
nusA	3169	l Factor	Transcription, RNA processing and degradation	6.4
obgE	3183	Putative DNA-binding GTPase	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	3.5
ompT	0565	Protease VII precursor	Cell structure	3.1
proP	4111	Proline-betaine transporter (proline porter II)	Transport and binding proteins	2.1
proV	2677	ATP-binding component of glycine betaine transporter	Transport and binding proteins	3.1
proW	2678	Integral membrane component of glycine betaine transporter	Transport and binding proteins	2.1
proX	2679	Periplasmic binding component of glycine betaine transporter	Transport and binding proteins	2.5
rplJ	3985	50S ribosomal subunit protein L10	Translation, posttranslational modification	2.3
rplM	3231	50S ribosomal subunit protein L13	Translation, posttranslational modification	2.1
rpmB	3637	50S ribosomal subunit protein L28	Translation, posttranslational modification	2.3
rpmE	3936	50S ribosomal protein L31	Translation, posttranslational modification	3.1
rpsO	3165	30S ribosomal subunit protein S15	Translation, posttranslational modification	2.3
secG	3175	Protein-export membrane protein	Transport and binding proteins	2.0
sstT	3089	Na+/serine (threonine) symporter	Putative transport proteins	2.1
trmD	2607	tRNA (guanine-7) methyltransferase	Translation, posttranslational modification	2.1
vacB	4179	Exoribonuclease R	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	3.1
yafT	0217	Hypothetical 29.6-kDa protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	4.8
yceD	1088	Hypothetical 19.3-kDa protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	2.2
ydhR	1667	Hypothetical 11.3-kDa protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	2.9
yffS	2450	Hypothetical 31.0-kDa protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	2.3
yfiM	2586	Hypothetical 9.9-kDa protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	2.3
yhbC	3170	Hypothetical 16.8-kDa protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	3.1
yi21_5	3044	IS2 hypothetical 13.4-kDa protein	Phage, transposon, or plasmid	2.8
yi52_4	1331	IS5 hypothetical 39.3-kDa protein	Phage, transposon, or plasmid	4.7
yjeB	4178	Hypothetical 15.6-kDa protein	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	4.3
yodB	1974	Putative cytochrome	Hypothetical, unclassified, unknown	2.0

^ab number, unique identifier for E. coli genes.

^bBased on EcoCyc database (24). PTS, phosphotransferase system; IS, insertion element.