TABLE 3.
Features of GA-1 ORFs
| ORF | No. of amino acids | Mol mass (kDa) | Putative translation initiation sitesa | Spacingb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 105 | 12.4 | ATACTTGGAAAGAAGGATGATAACA ATG | 11 |
| C | 94 | 10.7 | GAAACGCAAACTAGGAGGAAGAAAA ATG | 9 |
| D | 101 | 12.1 | TAATGGATAAAAGGGGGTAACAAAT ATG | 10 |
| E | 104 | 12.0 | ACGATAAAGCTTGGTTTGATAAAAA ATG | 14 |
| F | 25 | 2.7 | GAATGGTCTTAAAGGAGGTGATAAA ATG | 9 |
| G | 116 | 14.0 | CTCTAAATTATAAGGAGGAATTAAA ATG | 9 |
| H | 82 | 9.6 | ACATAACAAATAGGAGGAAACAAAA ATG | 10 |
| J | 80 | 9.5 | ACTCTAAGAAAGTTGGTAAATAAAA ATG | 11 |
| K | 48 | 5.8 | AAATTAAAGAATTGAGGTATATTGA ATG | 10 |
| L | 63 | 7.4 | GACATTAGAAAGGAGCTAGACAAAA ATG | 11 |
| M | 130 | 15.3 | GATAGTTAAAAGAGGAGGGTTATAA ATG | 9 |
| N | 33 | 3.5 | TATTAATTTAAAGGAGGAATTTTAA ATG | 10 |
| O | 94 | 11.1 | GTGTTATGATTAGAGGGGGATTCTA ATG | 8 |
| P | 56 | 6.6 | TAAAGATAGAAAGGGAGGGGATAAC ATG | 9 |
| Q | 141 | 16.4 | TTGATCATGTTAGGAGGAGAAAGTA ATG | 10 |
| R | 107 | 12.6 | AAGGGGAAACTAAAGGAGATGTCTA ATG | 8 |
| S | 29 | 3.6 | AAGGGGAAACTAAAGGAGATGTCTA ATG | 8 |
| T | 108 | 12.8 | AGATTCACTGAAAGGAGGTGATAAA ATG | 9 |
The putative initiation codons and the 25 nucleotides upstream are shown; nucleotides complementary to the 3′ end of B. subtilis 16S rRNA (UCUUUCCUCCACUAG) (152) are underlined.
The spacing is calculated as the distance (in bases) from the first base to the right of the 5′-AGAAAGGA-3′ (or the equivalent) to the base adjacent to the initiation codon.