Poly-G/poly-C tracts in the genomes of Caenorhabditis

BMC Genomics

Table 4 KOG classification of intragenic G/C tracts bearing genes

KOG classifications	Genes	Categories	Genes
CELLULAR PROCESSES AND SIGNALING	36	Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones	5
		Signal transduction mechanisms	23
		Defense mechanisms	1
		Extracellular structures	3
		Cytoskeleton	4
INFORMATION STORAGE AND PROCESSING	15	RNA processing and modification	2
		Chromatin structure and dynamics	1
		Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis	1
		Transcription	11
METABOLISM	9	Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome	2
		Amino acid transport and metabolism	2
		Carbohydrate transport and metabolism	1
		Inorganic ion transport and metabolism	3
		Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism	1
POORLY CHARACTERIZED	31	General function prediction only	18
		Function unknown	13
Unassigned	41

*The G/C tract in T06A10 on LGIV was located in two overlapping genes T06A10.4 and mel-46, both genes were analyzed in this study.

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