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Table 2 Genes induced in symbiosis

From: Transcriptome analysis of Sinorhizobium melilotiduring symbiosis

Gene ID

Gene name

Description

Cultured bacteria

Symbiotic bacteria

        

M. truncatula

M. sativa

   

V + O2

TY

VμO2 weak limitation

VμO2 strong limitation

Luteolin

J6-1021 18 dai

J6-1021 8 dai

TE7-1021

J6-bacA

Sitel-1021

Controls

            

SMa0815

nifA

Transcriptional activator of nitrogenase genes

1

1.5

2.8 (+)

1.4

2.1

20 (+)

24 (+)

6.0 (+)

1.9

27 (+)

SMa0825

nifH

Nitrogenase Fe protein

1

0.9

0.6

0.7

1.7

13 (+)

13 (+)

2.7 (+)

0.6

58 (+)

SMa0873

nifN

Nitrogenase Fe-Mo cofactor biosynthesis protein

1

0.9

ND

0.7

0.9

2.4 (+)

4.2 (+)

3.5 (+)

4.8 (+)

4.4 (+)

SMa1225

fixK1

Transcriptional activator of fix genes

1

0.8

2.1 (+)

2.4 (+)

2.3

6.1 (+)

9.6 (+)

6.6 (+)

8.3 (+)

4.2 (+)

SMa1220

fixN1

Heme b/copper cytochrome c oxidase subunit

1

2.0

15 (+)

17 (+)

3.7

13 (+)

31 (+)

5.3 (+)

19 (+)

8.8 (+)

SMa1213

fixP1

Di-heme cytochrome c

1

1.9

8.7 (+)

11 (+)

3.7

11 (+)

8.9 (+)

6.7 (+)

4.6 (+)

4.4 (+)

SMa1226

fixT1

Inhibitor of FixL autophosphorylation

1

1.9

3.4

2.3

2.9

3.7 (+)

7.9 (+)

5.3 (+)

ND

1.2

SMa1229

fixL

Oxygen-regulated histidine kinase

1

1.5

10 (+)

ND

1.6

18 (+)

17.5 (+)

17.5 (+)

11.5 (+)

0.5

SMc00819

katA

Catalase

1

0.6

1.1

1.0

1.3

3.9 (+)

3.8 (+)

1.9

2.0

1.9 (+)

SMa1077

nex18

Hypothetical protein

1

1.3

2.4 (+)

2.6 (+)

1.2

2.3 (+)

1.5

3.5 (+)

2.3 (+)

1.4

SMa1079

tspO

Tryptophan rich sensory protein homolog

1

1.1

2.4 (+)

1.6

1.4

1.9 (+)

1.8 (+)

2.7 (+)

1.7 (+)

2.0 (+)

SMc01030

pdhAa

Pyruvate dehydrogenase

1

1.3

1.3

1.9

1.5

2.0 (+)

1.8

2.5

ND

2.1 (+)

New genes induced in bacteroids

SMc02285

cyaE

Adenylate cyclase

1

1.0

1.0

0.7

0.9

1.4 (+)

2.5 (+)

1.1

2.5 (+)

1.5 (+)

SMc03099

cyaF1

Adenylate cyclase

1

1.0

0.8

0.8

0.8

1.9 (+)

2.1 (+)

1.3

1.4 (+)

1.1

SMb20539

cyaF6

Adenylate cyclase

1

1.0

1.3

0.9

0.8

3.3 (+)

3.0 (+)

2.1 (+)

2.1 (+)

2.4 (+)

SMa0841

sma0841

Transposase (hypothetical protein)

1

1.1

0.7

0.5

0.9

3.7 (+)

8.8 (+)

3.5 (+)

3.8 (+)

2.7 (+)

SMb20518

smb20518

Unknown function (possible lytic enzyme)

1

0.9

0.8

0.5 (-)

1.0

2.9 (+)

3.5 (+)

1.6 (+)

2.4 (+)

1.6 (+)

SMc02394

smc02394

Virulence associated protein homolog

1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.8 (+)

1.0

1.2

1.8 (+)

1.7 (+)

Genes induced in symbiosis and by luteolin

SMc03785

ialA

Probable invasion protein

1

1.0

4.3 (+)

2.8 (+)

9.2 (+)

2.9 (+)

2.8 (+)

1.6

ND

3.8 (+)

SMc02509

sitA

Iron transporter

1

1.5

1.1

0.7

12.2 (+)

3.6 (+)

4.3 (+)

3.8 (+)

4.8 (+)

4.3 (+)

SMc01516

smc01516

Unknown function

1

1.0

1.5

1.2

5.7 (+)

3.5 (+)

4.8 (+)

3.5 (+)

1.5

3.0 (+)

Other genes induced in M. truncatula but not in M. sativa

SMb20838

smb20838*

Hemolysin-type calcium-binding protein

1

1.4

1.1

2.6 (+)

0.9

2.1 (+)

2.2 (+)

2.4 (+)

3.0 (+)

0.8

SMa0627

aqpZ2

Aquaporin

1

1.0

1.2

0.8

1.1

2.2 (+)

1.8 (+)

1.1

1.4

0.7

SMc03784

smc03784

Unknown function

1

1.3

1.2

0.8

1.0

2.7 (+)

2.1 (+)

0.8

1.2

0.9

  1. Legend as for Table 1. *In the DNA region amplified, SMb8038 and SMc00287 share > 90% identity. The signal is therefore a combination of the expression of the two genes.