A Summary of the E. coli Chromosome (Gene Type Distribution) Updated August 29th, 2007
Gene Type
Experimental
By Similarity
Total (%)
Enzymes
1137
366
1503 (33.5)
Transporters
358
236
594 (13.2)
Regulators
255
153
408 (9.1)
Membrane Proteins
42
207
249 (5.6)
Structural Proteins
88
37
125 (2.8)
Protein Factors
155
57
212 (4.7)
Carrier Proteins
75
41
116 (2.6)
Leader Peptides
11
11 (0.2)
Site
1
1 (<0.1)
RNAs
156
156 (3.5)
External Origin
305
305 (6.8)
Cell Processes
55 (1.2)
Lipoproteins
46 (1.0)
Pseudogenes
95 (2.1)
Phenotypes
Unknown Functions
460 (10.3)
Unknown Functions with Domain Information
138 (3.1)
Total
2583
1097
4485