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Table 2 Similarity and predicted function of PST biosynthesis genes

From: Characterisation of the paralytic shellfish toxin biosynthesis gene clusters in Anabaena circinalis AWQC131C and Aphanizomenon sp. NH-5

Gene

A. circinalis AWQC131C gene size (bp)

A. circinalis AWQC131C identity to C. raciborskii T3

Aph. sp. NH-5 gene size bp

Aph. sp. NH-5 identity to C. raciborskii T3

Aph. sp. NH-5/A. circinalis AWQC131C identity

Closest BLAST match

Putative function

sxtC

285

90%

285

90%

99%

ABI75092.1 SxtC (354 bp)

Unknown

sxtB

978

87%

969

88%

97%

ABI75093.1 SxtB

Cyclisation

sxtA

3705

90%

3705

90%

99%

ABI75094.1 SxtA

Loading of ACP, methylation, ACP, Claisen condensation

sxtE

477

64%

363

83%

75%

ABI75095.1 SxtE

Unknown

sxtV

Disrupted

-----

1663

90%

-----

SxtV ABI75107.1

Inactive

sxtD

759

88%

759

89%

98%

SxtD ABI75089.1

Desaturation

sxtP

1449

53%

1443

58%

97%

SxtP ABI75114.1

Regulator/pilli formation

sxtQ

777

91%

777

90%

98%

SxtQ ABI75113.1

Unknown

sxtR

804

88%

777

87%

87%

SxtR ABI75112.1

Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase

sxtPER

957

-----

1059

-----

82%

Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102 ACC82015.1

Transporter

orf24

627

83%

576

92%

86%

Orf24 ABI75111.1

Unknown

sxtS

726

87%

729

75%

90%

sxtS ABI75110.1

Ring formation

sxtT

1020

82%

1020

86%

95%

sxtT ABI75109.1

C-12 hydroxylation

sxtU

750

88%

750

87%

97%

sxtU ABI75108.1

Reduction of C-1

sxtN

870

86%

846

89%

92%

sxtN ABI75104.1

Sulfotransfer

sxtG

1134

93%

1134

94%

98%

sxtG ACF94638.1

Amidinotransfer

sxtH

1020

84%

1020

87%

95%

sxtH ACF94646.1

C-12 hydroxylation

sxtM

1458

82%

1458

76%

92%

sxtM ABI75103.1

Export of PSTs

sxtI

1839

90%

1839

91%

97%

sxtI ABI75099.1

Carbamoylation

sxtJ

405

82%

405

82%

98%

sxtJ ABI75100.1

Unknown

sxtK

165

93%

165

90%

96%

sxtK ABI75101.1

Unknown

sxtL

1281

83%

1278

85%

92%

sxtL ABI75102.1

Decarbamoylation

sxtO

570

12%

-----

-----

-----

Cyanothece sp. PCC 8801 adenylylsulfate kinase ZP_02939438.1

PAPS biosynthesis

sxtW

-----

-----

327

95%

-----

sxtW ABI75106.1

Ferredoxin/electron carrier

sxtX

-----

-----

756

87%

-----

sxtX ABI75105.1

N-1 hydroxylation

orf3

302

-----

-----

-----

-----

sxtN ABI75104.1

Disrupted sulfotransferase

orf5

459

-----

-----

-----

-----

sxtN ABI75104.1

Disrupted sulfotransferase

orf7

226

-----

-----

-----

-----

sxtN ABI75104.1

Disrupted sulfotransferase

orf8

98

-----

-----

-----

-----

sxtW ABI75106.1

Disrupted ferredoxin

  1. The saxitoxin biosynthesis genes in Anabaena circinalis AWQC131C and Aphanizomenon sp. NH-5, their similarities and bioinformatically-deduced functions. Closest BLAST match column refers to both A. circinalis AWQC131C &Aph. sp. NH-5, if present in both species.