Table 1.

Summary of ABC-Type ATP-Binding Proteins Identified in the Seven Organisms

OrganismGram-negative bacteriaGram-positive bacteriaCyanobacteriaArchaea
EcoHinHpyMgeMpnSynMja
Total no. of proteins (A)42891717156646767731661680
 no. of ATP-binding   proteins (B)78411816175417
 percentage of (B)/(A)1.82.41.13.42.51.71.0
No. of basal clusters98254133
 no. of ATP-binding   proteins in basal   clusters51305109396
 no. of remaining ATPbinding proteins271113681511
No. of conserved operons613010991814
 no. of ATP-binding   proteins in conserved   operons72321113132114
 no. of orphan ATPbinding proteins   excluding groups   6 and 800324212

[i] (Eco) Escherichia coli; (Hin) Haemophilus influenzae; (Hpy) Helicobacter pylori; (Mge)Mycoplasma genitalium; (Mpn) Mycoplasma pneumoniae; (Syn) Synechocystis sp.; (Mja)Methanococcus jannaschii.