Table 2.
Coding DNA sequences predicted within the csm gene cluster and similarity to known proteins in databases.
| Gene | Length (nt/aa) | Predicted protein domain (Family) | Similar protein/Organism | Function | Identity (aa)b | E value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| csmS | 603/200 | Integrase-like catalytic domain (IPR013762) | FotS (CS18)/ETEC | Regulatory, site-specific recombinase | 99% | 4e-143 |
| csmT | 576/191 | Integrase-like catalytic domain (IPR013762) | FotT (CS18)/ETEC | Regulatory, site-specific recombinase | 99% | 2e-137 |
| csmA | 606/201 | Fimbrial subunit (PF00419) | CsnA (CS20)/ETEC | Fimbrial major subunit | 74% | 8e-97 |
| csmB | 708/235 | PapDa N terminal (PF00345), PapD C-terminal (PF02753) | FotB (CS18)/ETEC | Fimbrial chaperone | 68% | 2e-110 |
| csmC | 432/143 | PapD N-terminal (PF00345) | FotC (CS18)/ETEC | Fimbrial chaperone | 64% | 3e-46 |
| csmD | 2508/835 | Fimbrial usher (PF00577) | FotD (CS18)/ETEC | Fimbrial usher | 77% | 0.0 |
| csmE | 411/136 | PapD N terminal (PF00345) | FotE (CS18)/ETEC | Fimbrial chaperone | 90 | 2e-77 |
| csmF | 537/178 | Fimbrial subunit (PF00419) | FotF (CS18)/ETEC | Fimbrial subunit | 94% | 3e-103 |
| csmG | 1191/396 | Fimbrial subunit (PF00419) | FotG (CS18)/ETEC | Fimbrial adhesin | 97% | 0.0 |
aPapD encodes the chaperone of the Pap pili.
bIdentity: number of matching amino acids/total number of amino acids. Includes signal peptides.