TABLE 2.
Sequence analysis results
| Gene | No. of amino acids | Mol mass (Da) | Isoelectric point | Homologous known or putative gene (accession no.)a | Identity (%) | Similarity (%) | Function or putative function (reference[s]) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ykoY | 271 | 29,996 | 6.89 | YkoY of B. subtilis (Z99110) | 64 | 73 | Toxic anion resistance protein (24) |
| ykoZ | 236 | 27,662 | 9.36 | YkoZ of B. subtilis (Z99111) | 57 | 74 | RNA polymerase sigma factor (24) |
| sspD | 65 | 7,027 | 8.58 | SspD of B. megaterium (P10572) | 100 | Spore-specific, DNA binding protein (10) | |
| SspD of B. subtilis (P04833) | 73 | 87 | Spore-specific, DNA binding protein (4) | ||||
| phaP | 170 | 19,906 | 5.29 | Nonec | PHA inclusion body structure, shape, and size (49) | ||
| phaQ | 146 | 16,686 | 5.09 | None | Unknown | ||
| phaR | 202 | 23,321 | 5.16 | None | Unknown | ||
| phaB | 247 | 26,098 | 7.39 | FabG of Synechocystis (D90907) | 50 | 66 | Fatty acid biosynthesis (23) |
| PhaB of C. vinosum D (P45375) | 48 | 64 | Acyl-CoA reductase (28) | ||||
| FabG of B. subtilis (P51831) | 47 | 67 | Fatty acid biosynthesis (35) | ||||
| phaC | 362 | 41,463 | 8.31 | PhaC of T. violacea (P45366) | 38 | 59 | PHA synthase (29) |
| PhaC of Synechocystis (D90906) | 37 | 56 | PHA synthase (23) | ||||
| PhaC of C. vinosum (P45370) | 35 | 55 | PHA synthase (28) | ||||
| ykrM | 318b | NDd | ND | YkrM of B. subtilis (Z99111) | 55 | 71 | Na+-transporting ATP synthase (24) |
a
Accession numbers are from SWISS-PROT, EMBL, or DDBJ databases.
b
Partial protein.
c
No discernible similarity to known sequences.
d
ND, not determined.