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Table 2 Largest primary operons in C. diphtheriae NCTC 13129. The predictions from the eggNOG database (v4.5) were used to classify genes by their functions

From: Transcriptome sequencing of the human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae NCTC 13129 provides detailed insights into its transcriptional landscape and into DtxR-mediated transcriptional regulation

Genes

Number of genes

Strand

TSS

Gene names and classification by eggNOG database

DIP0472 - DIP0482

11

+

detected

rpsJ, rplC, rplD, rplW, rplB, rpsS, rplV. rpsC, rplP, rpmC, rpsQ.

Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis (ribosomal proteins)

DIP0203 - DIP0209

8

+

not detected

DIP0203, DIP0204, DIP0205, DIP0206, DIP0207, DIP0208, DIP0208A, DIP0209.

Function unknown, phage proteins

DIP0407 - DIP0414

8

+

detected

hemE, hemG, hemL, DIP0410, DIP0411, DIP0412, DIP0413, DIP0414.

Coenzyme metabolism; Carbohydrate metabolism and transport; Post-translational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones

DIP0438 - DIP0445

8

+

detected

DIP0438, DIP0439, DIP0440, DIP0441, DIP0442, DIP0443, DIP0444, DIP0445.Inorganic ion transport and metabolism; Function unknown

DIP0719 - DIP0726

8

+

detected

DIP0719, DIP0720, DIP0721, DIP0722, DIP0723, DIP0724, DIP0725, uvrD.

Function unknown; Replication, recombination and repair; Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

DIP0969 - DIP0976

8

+

detected

DIP0969, DIP0970, DIP0971, DIP0972, fdxA, DIP0974, DIP0975, DIP0976.

Signal transduction mechanisms; Amino Acid metabolism and transport; Function unknown; Energy production and conversion

DIP1248 - DIP1241

8

–

detected

DIP1248, DIP1247, DIP1246, DIP1245, DIP1244, DIP1243, tatA, tatC.

Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport; Transcription; Amino Acid metabolism and transport; Post-translational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones; Function unknown

DIP1603 - DIP1596

8

–

not detected

murE, murF, mraY, murD, DIP1599, murG, murC, DIP1596.

Cell wall, membrane, envelop biogenesis

DIP1720 - DIP1713

8

–

not detected

dnaJ2, DIP1719, DIP1718, DIP1717, DIP1716, DIP1715, era, recO.

Replication, recombination and repair; Cell wall, membrane, envelop biogenesis; Coenzyme metabolism; Inorganic ion transport and metabolism; Function unknown; Signal transduction mechanisms; Post-translational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones

DIP1779 - DIP1772

8

–

not detected

obgE, DIP1778, proB, proA, nadD, DIP1774, DIP1773, DIP1772.

Function unknown; Carbohydrate metabolism and transport; Coenzyme metabolism; Amino Acid metabolism and transport; Energy production and conversion

DIP1857 – DIP1850

8

–

detected

clpS, DIP1856, DIP1855, DIP1854, murI, DIP1852, rph, DIP1850.

Nucleotide metabolism and transport; Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis; Function unknown; Cell wall, membrane, envelop biogenesis; Amino Acid metabolism and transport; Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport, and catabolism; Post-translational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones