TABLE 1.

Genes up-regulated in the stationary phase in wild-type E. coli W3110^a

Gene	Map position	Function	Transcription levelb
yciG	28.32	Unidentified	5.57
yliH	18.91	Unidentified	4.94
ybgS	16.90	Unidentified	4.63
otsB	42.67	Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase	4.45
katE	39.06	Catalase HPII; hydroperoxidase II	4.39
sodA	88.34	Superoxide dismutase (Mn)	3.66
cfa	37.49	Cyclopropane fatty acid synthase	3.53
ompX	18.31	Outer membrane protein X	3.22
rplB	74.33	50S ribosomal subunit protein L2	3.14
xasA	33.78	Acid-resistant amino acid transporter	3.06
yjbJ	91.76	Unidentified	2.94
cspE	14.15	Cold shock protein CspA homologue	2.77
bolA	9.78	Morphogenesis; PBP6 synthesis control	2.63
gadA	78.97	Glutamate decarboxylase alpha subunit	2.56
dnaK	0.26	Heat shock protein; Hsp70 chaperone	2.56
yiaG	80.12	Unidentified	2.33
otsA	42.64	Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase	2.29
ybaS	11.01	Unidentified (putative glutaminase)	2.26
guaB	56.70	IMP dehydrogenase; GMP synthesis	2.23
rpsC	74.30	30S ribosomal subunit protein S3	2.23

^aThe transcription patterns in wild-type E. coli W3110 were determined for both exponential growth and the stationary phase by a Microarray assay by using an E. coli DNA chip (Takara version 1).

^bIncrease in transcription from exponential growth to the stationary phase.