Table 1.

Characteristics of deduced protein of Silicon transporter genes identified.

Gene Name	Deduced protein						Secondary Structure (%)				Number of Helices	TMHMM (TMHs)	Protter (TMHs)
	A.A. Length	MW (kDa)	pI	NPA/SPA Domain	Instability index	Stable or unstable	Alpha Helix	Beta Sheet	Beta Turns	Rando m Coil
EcLsi1	299	32.15	7.09	NPA	34.96	Stable	32.44	17.06	4.35	46.15	11	6	6
EcLsi2	473	50.34	8.52	SPA	34.84	Stable	51.16	15.64	4.65	28.54	17	10	10
EcLsi6	293	31.34	6.64	NPA	39.10	Stable	37.20	18.77	3.41	40.61	12	6	6
EcLsi2_1	431	46.30	5.78	—	42.26	Unstable	46.87	13.46	3.25	36.43	23	5	7
EcLsi2_2	556	60.26	5.96	SPA	39.05	Stable	47.84	15.65	4.68	31.83	23	9	10
EcLsi2_3	436	47.64	5.22	—	43.02	Unstable	49.31	10.32	4.13	36.24	18	6	7
EcLsi2_4	545	59.19	5.80	SPA	39.72	Stable	51.93	14.13	4.77	29.17	19	9	10
EcLsi2_5	447	48.71	5.32	—	42.10	Unstable	48.77	11.86	4.47	34.90	19	6	7
EcLsi3_6	518	55.92	6.01	SPA	36.88	Stable	47.88	12.74	5.02	34.36	22	8	9
EcLsi3_7	518	55.92	6.01	SPA	36.88	Stable	47.88	12.74	5.02	34.36	22	8	9
EcLsi3_8	519	55.93	6.01	SPA	37.39	Stable	47.40	14.26	5.20	33.14	23	9	11
EcLsi3_9	480	52.05	5.24	—	39.45	Stable	46.46	14.79	3.54	35.21	18	7	8
EcLsi1_10	162	17.04	6.18	NPA	27.91	Stable	45.06	21.60	5.56	27.78	7	5	5

(A.A. – Amino Acid, MW- Molecular Weight, pI- Isoelectric point, kDa- Kilo Dalton, TMHs- Transmembrane Helices).