Comparison of the Small Molecule Metabolic Enzymes of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Table 7.

Gene Fusion or Fission Events Ordered by Gene Structure

E. coli single gene,S. cerevisiae multiple genes
No. E. coli S. cerevisiae Reactions
1 thrA hom6, hom3 1 step apart
2 metL hom6, hom3 1 step apart
3 pheA pha2, osm2 consecutive
4 hisB his2, his3 1 step apart
5 aceE pda1, pdb1 single reaction
S. cerevisiae single gene, E. coli multiple genes adjacent on chromosome
No. S. cerevisiae E. coli   Reactions
6 arg56 argC, argB consecutive
7 fas3 accB, accC, accD, (accA) consecutive
8 fas1, fas2 fabI, fabD, fabG, fabH/F/B consecutive
9 ura2 carA, carB, pyrB consecutive
10 trp5 trpA, trpB single reaction
11 leu1 leuD, leuC single reaction
12 glt1 gltB, gltD single reaction
13 ade2 purK, purE single reaction
S. cerevisiae single gene, E. coli multiple genes close (within 10 genes) on chromosome
No. S. cerevisiae E. coli Reactions
14 thi6 thiE, thiM consecutive
15 gal10 galE, galM consecutive (at junction of  different pathways)
S. cerevisiae single gene, E. coli multiple genes further than 10 genes away on chromome
No. S. cerevisiae E. coli Reactions
16 aro1 aroA, aroL/K, aroD, aroB, (aroE) consecutive
17 his4 hisD, hisI consecutive
18 fol1 folK, ygiG, folP consecutive
19 ade57 purM, purD 2 steps apart
20 abz1 pabA, pabB single reaction

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