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Table 1 Genes identified to be required for intracellular replication of L. monocytogenes within epithelial cells

From: Deciphering the intracellular metabolism of Listeria monocytogenes by mutant screening and modelling

   

fold reduction

   

fold reduction

gene name or number

protein name, or protein homology/similarity to

polar effect

intrac.

invasion/adhesion

gene name or number

protein name, or protein homology/similarity to

polar effect

intrac.

invasion/adhesion

cell wall

    

protein modification

   

1lmo0441

penicillin-binding protein (D-alanyl-D-alanine carboxypeptidase)

no

9.4

6.1

5lmo0618

protein kinase

no

11.0

2.0

2,8lmo1085

teichoic acid biosynthesis protein B

rf

12.3

2

1lmo0763

hypothetical Ser/Thr protein phosphatase family protein

possible

5.5

2.0/5.0

lmo1088

teichoic acid biosynthesis protein B

rf

26.2

1.9

metabolism of amino acids and related molecules

   

7lmo1713

actin-like ATPase involved in cell morphogenesis

no

3.6

3.5

lmo0594

homoserine O-acetyltransferase

no

7.7

3.9

3,5,7pbpB (lmo2039)

penicillin-binding protein 2B

rf

3.8

2.6

6,8lmo1235

aspartokinase II a subunit

no

5.9

nd

1lmo2555

Glycosyltransferase

rf

8.1

3.9/5.0

lmo1495

5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase

possible

6.2

1.0

transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins

   

lmo1916

peptidase

no

7.0

2.4

4lmo0135 (ctpA)

oligopeptide ABC transport system, substrate binding protein

rf

13.6

2.2

8aroB (lmo1927)

3-dehydroquinate synthase

rf

2.8

1.4

4lmo0136

oligopeptide ABC transport system, substrate binding protein

rf

5.0

2.4

4,6ilvB (lmo1484)

acetolactate synthase (acetohydroxy-acid synthase)

rf

5.5

1.8

lmo0137

oligopeptide ABC transport system, permease

no

9.7

1.9

4,6ilvC (lmo1486)

ketol-acid reductoisomerase

no

3.2

3

4lmo0195

ABC-type antimicrobial peptide transport system, permease

no

6.3

nd

lmo2051

weakly similar to proteases

no

4.1

1

lmo0495

permease of the drug/metabolite transporter (DMT) superfamily

possible

4.2

2.3

lmo2694

lysine decarboxylase

possible

5.5

0

4lmo0584

conserved hypothetical membrane protein, putative permease

no

7.2

3.0

lmo2770

γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase and cyanophycin synthetase

no

5.8

2.3

lmo0645

amino acid transporter

no

4.9

1.5

6serC (lmo2825)

phosphoserine aminotransferase

possible

5.7

3.5

5lmo0650

conserved membrane protein

possible

2.8

2.0

metabolism of nucleotides and nucleic acids

   

lmo0787

amino acid transporter

no

3.4

1.0

1,5purA (lmo0055)

adenylosuccinate synthetase

no

14.9

/4.0

lmo0810

spermidine/putrescine-binding protein

no

7.4

3.1

purQ (lmo1769)

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthetase

rf

12.0

nd

3lmo1003

phosphotransferase system enzyme I

no

3.4

1.0

8purS (lmo1771)

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthetase

rf

11.0

1.0

gbuA (lmo1014)

glycine betaine ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein

rf

10.0

4.0

pyrE (lmo1831)

orotatephosphoribosyltransferase

no

5.5

2.5

8lmo1416

hypothetical transporter

no

5.3

1.0

metabolism of lipids

   

6opuCA (lmo1428)

glycine betaine/carnitine/choline ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein

rf

15.7

1.7

5,8ispE (lmo0190)

CDP-ME synthase involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis

no

4.7

2.3

5lmo1431

ABC transporter, ATP binding protein

no

4.8

3

lmo1005

3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase

no

11.0

1.8

lmo1506

ABC-type antimicrobial peptide transport system, permease

rf

6.2

2.3

lmo1363

geranyltransferase

no

5.0

2.8

lmo1739

amino acid ABC transporter

rf

5.5

2

lmo2450

carboxylesterase

possible

4.2

3.0

3,5,7,8lmo1847

ABC transporter specific for metal cations

no

5.8

2.3

metabolism of coenzymes and prosthetic groups

   

lmo2124

maltodextrin ABC transport system, permease

rf

3.4

0

5lmo0221

hypothetical type III pantothenate kinase

possible

6.9

1.0

1,3oppF (lmo2192)

oligopeptide ABC-transporter, ATP-binding protein

no

21.0

8.0/4.0

1,3pdxK (lmo0662)

pyridoxine kinase

no

13.1

1/4.0

lmo2227

ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein

possible

5.8

1.3

lmo1043

molybdopterin-guanine dinucleotide biosynthesis MobB

rf

7.9

1.4

lmo2249

low-affinity inorganic phosphate transporter

no

2.8

2.0

lmo1932

heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase component I

rf

12.1

4.8

lmo2353

hypothetical Na+/H+ antiporter

no

4.3

2.3

nadB (lmo2023)

L-aspartate oxidase

rf

3.4

0

lmo2380

protein involved in resistance to cholate/Na+ and in pH homeostasis

rf

5.7

2.5

3lmo2102

glutamine amidotransferase subunit PdxT (pyridoxine biosynthesis)

no

4.0

3.3

lmo2430

B. subtilis ferrichrome ABC transporter FhuG, permease

rf

75.6

5.0

lmo2566

biotin/lipoate A/B protein ligase family

possible

6.2

2.0

lmo2816

transport protein

no

6.3

2.0

DNA restriction/modification and repair

   

lmo2850

sugar transport protein

rf

16.5

0

5gyrB (lmo0006)

DNA gyrase subunit B

rf

9.6

nd

sensors

    

lmo0157

ATP-dependent helicase

possible

2.1

1.0

lmo0799

oxygen/light sensor with PAS domain

no

8.3

2.0

mfd (lmo0214)

transcription-repair coupling factor

possible

8.9

3.7

lmo1508

two-component sensor histidine kinase

no

5.2

2.9

lmo0588

DNA photolyase

no

9.6

2.0

membrane bioenergetics

   

mutM (lmo1564)

formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase

no

5.2

1.1

lmo0091

ATP synthase g chain, H+-transporting two-sector ATPase

rf

5.7

2.0

lmo1751

hypothetical RNA methyltransferase

no

6.2

2.0

nifJ (lmo0829)

pyruvate-flavodoxin oxidoreductase

no

6.4

3.6

8ansB (lmo1663)

asparaginyl-tRNA synthetases

no

4.1

1.6

5atpA (lmo2531)

H+-transporting ATP synthase chain α

rf

7.7

2.7

lmo2050

exconuclease ABC (subunit A)

no

5.1

2.0

atpB (lmo2535)

H+-transporting ATP synthase chain β

rf

4.4

5.9

DNA recombination

   

mobility and chemotaxis

   

6recN (lmo1368)

RecN

no

14.8

1.9

lmo0680

flagella-associated protein FlhA

rf

7.0

3.1

ruvB (lmo1532)

Holliday junction DNA helicase RuvB

possible

9.4

3.9

6lmo0700

flagellar motor switch protein FliY

rf

5.8

1.7

8recS (lmo1942)

similar to ATP-dependent DNA helicase

no

7.0

2.3

cell surface proteins

   

regulation

    

1,2,6vip (lmo0320)

putative peptidoglycan bound protein with LPXTG motif

no

6.4

4.5

3agrA (lmo0051)

2-component response regulator protein

no

3.4

1.0

8lmo0327

protein with LPXTG motif, putative murein hydrolase activity

no

6.9

3.0

6lmo0294

transcription regulator, LysR-gltR family

no

7.4

3.1

4lmo0514

internalin-like protein with LPXTG motif

no

6.4

1.4

lmo0535

transcription regulator, LacI family

no

9.5

1.0

4lmo0576

hypothetical cell wall associated protein

no

4.2

1.5

3fur (lmo1956)

transcriptional regulator, Fur family

no

5.5

1.0

2,8lmo1666

peptidoglycan linked protein with LPXTG motif

no

6.8

1.8

lmo1994

transcription regulators, LacI family

no

9.0

1.4

lmo2026

hypothetical peptidoglycan bound protein with LPXTG motif

no

8.7

1.4

RNA modification

    

5lmo2504

cell wall binding protein, peptidase-related enzyme

no

4.8

2.0

lmo0241

hypothetical RNA methyltransferase, trmH family protein

rf

4.1

1.0

1ami (lmo2558)

autolysin, N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase

no

3.8

5.3

1,3,5lmo1434

RNA-metabolising metallo-β-lactamase

no

9.6

3/22

metabolism of carbohydrates and related molecules

   

miscellaneous

    

glpQ (lmo0052)

transmembrane protein with phosphoesterase domain

possible

4.1

2.0

lmo0066

toxin component of A/B toxin

rf

2.8

1.0

8lmo0182

α-xylosidase and α-glucosidase

rf

7.9

1.3

4lmo0585

secreted protein

no

4.8

1.0

lmo0261

phospho-β-glucosidase

no

3.4

0

lmo0587

secreted protein, YapH from Y. pestis, cell wall surface protein

no

3.4

1.0

8lmo0271

phospho-β-glucosidase

possible

4.1

1.0

unknown proteins

    

lmo0517

phosphoglycerate mutase

no

13.8

2.3

lmo0276

hypothetical hydrolase, HAD superfamily

possible

5.2

1.3

2lmo1031

hypothetical L-fucose isomerase

rf

11.1

2.1

2lmo0313

hypothetical hydrolase, PHP superfamily

no

2.8

1.0

2lmo1032

Transketolase

rf

14.4

 

4lmo0590

hypothetical DAK2/DegV domain-containing protein

possible

9.6

1.0

lmo1166

NADPH-dependent butanol dehydrogenaseI

possible

4.2

1.0

lmo0765

unknown protein

possible

10.4

3.0

4glpD (lmo1293)

glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

no

4.8

1.0

4,6,7lmo0794

B. subtilis YwnB protein

no

12.4

2.0

6lmo1244

weakly similar to phosphoglycerate mutase 1

no

8.3

2.0

lmo1379

B. subtilis SpoIIIJ protein, hypothetical membrane protein

no

4.8

3.0

lmo2005

Oxidoreductase

no

7.4

3.9

3lmo1402

B. subtilis YmcA protein

no

2.1

2.0

lmo2015

α-mannosidase

no

6.4

1.7

lmo1575

phosphoesterase, DHH superfamily

no

n.d.

1.0

lmo2134

fructose-1,6-biphosphate aldolase type II

no

5.2

2.4

6,8lmo1700

unknown protein

no

4.6

1.3

lmo2172

propionate CoA-transferase

possible

5.3

1.3

4lmo1830

short chain dehydrogenase

no

11.7

2.0

lmo2247

Oxidoreductase

possible

5.0

2.4

lmo1866

hypothetical phosphotransferase

possible

7.1

2.2

8lmo2446

Glycosidase

no

9.9

2.5

lmo1920

unknown protein

 

16.5

1.0

lmo2586

formate dehydrogenase α-chain

possible

2.4

2.2

lmo2516

conserved hypothetical protein

possible

3.6

1.2

6lmo2660

Transketolase

rf

3.0

2.6

lmo2639

unknown protein, contains DUF1312 domain

possible

5.5

1.0

lmo2764

xylose operon regulatory protein and to glucose kinase

rf

3.6

2.1

no similarity

    

2lmo2781

β-glucosidase

rf

6.5

2.0

lmo0729

no similarity

no

4.8

1.0

lmo2831

Phosphoglucomutase

no

5.3

2.8

2lmo1188

no similarity

no

5.1

3.5

     

lmo1219

no similarity

no

4.8

2.0

     

lmo2129

no similarity

no

5.8

1.6

  1. 1adhesion (seven genes) or invasion (four genes) defective as determined 35 min or 2 h post infection, respectively; 2genes without homologue in L. innocua; genes downregulated3 or upregulated4 during growth in macrophages [11]; genes downregulated5 or upregulated6 during growth in Caco-2 cells [12]; 7induced in vivo [23]; 8prfA binding box is located upstream [13]. Fold reduction of intracellular (intrac.) replication in comparison to a control group of >100 insertion mutants [12]. rf, related function of downstream genes. Four genes from categories which one gene only (1.6 protein secretion, 1.7 cell division, 1.10 transformation, and 3.7 protein synthesis) was assigned to are not shown. See also Additional file 6 for generation times.