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Table 5 Properties of pneumocyclicin genes and their deduced products

From: Genomic analyses of pneumococci reveal a wide diversity of bacteriocins – including pneumocyclicin, a novel circular bacteriocin

Gene

Deduced product

Name

Length (bp)

Predicted function

Size (kDa)

pIa

pfgR

894

XRE family transcriptional regulator

34.5

4.9

pcyA

297

Circular bacteriocin (uberolysin/ circularin A family) precursor

10.1

10.4

pcyB

1137

Membrane protein (putative function in maturation/immunity)

44.3

9.6

pcyC

483

Membrane protein (putative function in maturation/immunity)

18.3

9.3

pcyD

597

ABC transporter ATP-binding protein

22.5

5

pcyE

492

Membrane protein (putative function in immunity)

18.9

9

  1. apI = predicted isoelectric point of the deduced protein.