Ancillary genes encoding enzymes and proteins that affect PHA accumulation. Three enzymes encoded by three genes are essential for P(3HB) formation. Several other gene products, however, affect P(3HB) formation, and mutations in the corresponding genes may decrease P(3HB) levels. Such enzymes and proteins can act on different aspects of P(3HB) formation: monomer supply, cofactor regeneration, granule assembly, or polymer degradation.