COG cluster associated with parent COG general functional cagegory: Signal transduction mechanisms
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COG5238 RNA1 Ran GTPase-activating protein (RanGAP) involved in mRNA processing and transport [Signal transduction mechanisms / RNA processing and modification] 2478
COG0515 SPS1 Serine/threonine protein kinase [General function prediction only / Signal transduction mechanisms / Transcription / DNA replication, recombination, and repair] 2234
COG3642 Mn2+-dependent serine/threonine protein kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 2059
COG0478 RIO-like serine/threonine protein kinase fused to N-terminal HTH domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1979
COG1718 RIO1 Serine/threonine protein kinase involved in cell cycle control [Signal transduction mechanisms / Cell division and chromosome partitioning] 1713
COG2112 Predicted Ser/Thr protein kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1552
COG5170 CDC55 Serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A, regulatory subunit [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1107
COG3629 DnrI DNA-binding transcriptional activator of the SARP family [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1099
COG5432 RAD18 RING-finger-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 708
COG0467 RAD55 RecA-superfamily ATPases implicated in signal transduction [Signal transduction mechanisms] 593
COG5126 FRQ1 Ca2+-binding protein (EF-Hand superfamily) [Signal transduction mechanisms / Cytoskeleton / Cell division and chromosome partitioning / General function prediction only] 530
COG1352 CheR Methylase of chemotaxis methyl-accepting proteins [Cell motility and secretion / Signal transduction mechanisms] 424
COG2204 AtoC Response regulator containing CheY-like receiver, AAA-type ATPase, and DNA-binding domains [Signal transduction mechanisms] 417
COG3829 RocR Transcriptional regulator containing PAS, AAA-type ATPase, and DNA-binding domains [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 398
COG1217 TypA Predicted membrane GTPase involved in stress response [Signal transduction mechanisms] 370
COG1221 PspF Transcriptional regulators containing an AAA-type ATPase domain and a DNA-binding domain [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 347
COG3604 FhlA Transcriptional regulator containing GAF, AAA-type ATPase, and DNA binding domains [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 332
COG1819 Glycosyl transferases, related to UDP-glucuronosyltransferase [Carbohydrate transport and metabolism / Signal transduction mechanisms] 302
COG2905 Predicted signal-transduction protein containing cAMP-binding and CBS domains [Signal transduction mechanisms] 298
COG3947 Response regulator containing CheY-like receiver and SARP domains [Signal transduction mechanisms] 284
COG3448 CBS-domain-containing membrane protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 216
COG4650 RtcR Sigma54-dependent transcription regulator containing an AAA-type ATPase domain and a DNA-binding domain [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 216
COG0631 PTC1 Serine/threonine protein phosphatase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 203
COG3292 Predicted periplasmic ligand-binding sensor domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 195
COG2205 KdpD Osmosensitive K+ channel histidine kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 186
COG3290 CitA Signal transduction histidine kinase regulating citrate/malate metabolism [Signal transduction mechanisms] 170
COG2208 RsbU Serine phosphatase RsbU, regulator of sigma subunit [Signal transduction mechanisms / Transcription] 149
COG3706 PleD Response regulator containing a CheY-like receiver domain and a GGDEF domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 146
COG0589 UspA Universal stress protein UspA and related nucleotide-binding proteins [Signal transduction mechanisms] 134
COG5002 VicK Signal transduction histidine kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 129
COG5000 NtrY Signal transduction histidine kinase involved in nitrogen fixation and metabolism regulation [Signal transduction mechanisms] 127
COG5635 Predicted NTPase (NACHT family) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 125
COG4191 Signal transduction histidine kinase regulating C4-dicarboxylate transport system [Signal transduction mechanisms] 119
COG0642 BaeS Signal transduction histidine kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 119
COG3852 NtrB Signal transduction histidine kinase, nitrogen specific [Signal transduction mechanisms] 118
COG3830 ACT domain-containing protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 118
COG0643 CheA Chemotaxis protein histidine kinase and related kinases [Cell motility and secretion / Signal transduction mechanisms] 107
COG4566 TtrR Response regulator [Signal transduction mechanisms] 105
COG4585 Signal transduction histidine kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 105
COG1842 PspA Phage shock protein A (IM30), suppresses sigma54-dependent transcription [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 101
COG2197 CitB Response regulator containing a CheY-like receiver domain and an HTH DNA-binding domain [Signal transduction mechanisms / Transcription] 100
COG0317 SpoT Guanosine polyphosphate pyrophosphohydrolases/synthetases [Signal transduction mechanisms / Transcription] 100
COG3850 NarQ Signal transduction histidine kinase, nitrate/nitrite-specific [Signal transduction mechanisms] 94
COG0664 Crp cAMP-binding proteins - catabolite gene activator and regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinases [Signal transduction mechanisms] 93
COG3437 Response regulator containing a CheY-like receiver domain and an HD-GYP domain [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 92
COG0745 OmpR Response regulators consisting of a CheY-like receiver domain and a winged-helix DNA-binding domain [Signal transduction mechanisms / Transcription] 91
COG4565 CitB Response regulator of citrate/malate metabolism [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 91
COG0784 CheY FOG: CheY-like receiver [Signal transduction mechanisms] 87
COG4753 Response regulator containing CheY-like receiver domain and AraC-type DNA-binding domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 84
COG4567 Response regulator consisting of a CheY-like receiver domain and a Fis-type HTH domain [Signal transduction mechanisms / Transcription] 83
COG2453 CDC14 Predicted protein-tyrosine phosphatase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 82
COG5599 PTP2 Protein tyrosine phosphatase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 82
COG0639 ApaH Diadenosine tetraphosphatase and related serine/threonine protein phosphatases [Signal transduction mechanisms] 80
COG3707 AmiR Response regulator with putative antiterminator output domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 80
COG2201 CheB Chemotaxis response regulator containing a CheY-like receiver domain and a methylesterase domain [Cell motility and secretion / Signal transduction mechanisms] 73
COG4251 Bacteriophytochrome (light-regulated signal transduction histidine kinase) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 73
COG1966 CstA Carbon starvation protein, predicted membrane protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 73
COG2365 Protein tyrosine/serine phosphatase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 73
COG2972 Predicted signal transduction protein with a C-terminal ATPase domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 71
COG3920 Signal transduction histidine kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 70
COG1702 PhoH Phosphate starvation-inducible protein PhoH, predicted ATPase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 69
COG3279 LytT Response regulator of the LytR/AlgR family [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 69
COG4192 Signal transduction histidine kinase regulating phosphoglycerate transport system [Signal transduction mechanisms] 68
COG2202 AtoS FOG: PAS/PAC domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 68
COG3851 UhpB Signal transduction histidine kinase, glucose-6-phosphate specific [Signal transduction mechanisms] 59
COG2172 RsbW Anti-sigma regulatory factor (Ser/Thr protein kinase) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 57
COG0834 HisJ ABC-type amino acid transport/signal transduction systems, periplasmic component/domain [Amino acid transport and metabolism / Signal transduction mechanisms] 55
COG1716 FOG: FHA domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 54
COG3456 Predicted component of the type VI protein secretion system, contains a FHA domain [Intracellular trafficking, secretion, and vesicular transport; Signal transduction mechanisms] 53
COG5411 Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate phosphatase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 53
COG2062 SixA Phosphohistidine phosphatase SixA [Signal transduction mechanisms] 47
COG3916 LasI N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone synthetase [Signal transduction mechanisms / Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport, and catabolism] 46
COG3480 SdrC Predicted secreted protein containing a PDZ domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 46
COG4564 Signal transduction histidine kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 46
COG3275 LytS Putative regulator of cell autolysis [Signal transduction mechanisms] 45
COG5212 PDE1 Low-affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 37
COG3605 PtsP Signal transduction protein containing GAF and PtsI domains [Signal transduction mechanisms] 36
COG5040 BMH1 14-3-3 family protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 31
COG3880 Modulator of heat shock repressor CtsR, McsA [Signal transduction mechanisms] 31
COG4999 Uncharacterized domain of BarA-like signal transduction histidine kinases [Signal transduction mechanisms] 30
COG1974 LexA SOS-response transcriptional repressors (RecA-mediated autopeptidases) [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 27
COG5253 MSS4 Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 26
COG2203 FhlA FOG: GAF domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 25
COG5032 TEL1 Phosphatidylinositol kinase and protein kinases of the PI-3 kinase family [Signal transduction mechanisms / Cell division and chromosome partitioning / Chromatin structure and dynamics / DNA replication, recombination, and repair / Intracellular trafficking and secretion] 25
COG2198 ArcB FOG: HPt domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 23
COG3678 CpxP P pilus assembly/Cpx signaling pathway, periplasmic inhibitor/zinc-resistance associated protein [Intracellular trafficking and secretion / Cell motility and secretio / Signal transduction mechanisms / Inorganic ion transport and metabolism] 21
COG5408 SPX domain-containing protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 20
COG1956 GAF domain-containing protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 17
COG2206 c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase class II (HD-GYP domain) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 17
COG1366 SpoIIAA Anti-anti-sigma regulatory factor (antagonist of anti-sigma factor) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 16
COG5329 Phosphoinositide polyphosphatase (Sac family) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 14
COG5409 EXS domain-containing protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 13
COG4219 MecR1 Antirepressor regulating drug resistance, predicted signal transduction N-terminal membrane component [Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 12
COG5130 YIP3 Prenylated rab acceptor 1 and related proteins [Intracellular trafficking and secretion / Signal transduction mechanisms] 11
COG5261 IQG1 Protein involved in regulation of cellular morphogenesis/cytokinesis [Cell division and chromosome partitioning / Signal transduction mechanisms] 11
COG1493 HprK Serine kinase of the HPr protein, regulates carbohydrate metabolism [Signal transduction mechanisms] 10
COG3452 Predicted periplasmic ligand-binding sensor domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 9
COG5041 SKB2 Casein kinase II, beta subunit [Signal transduction mechanisms / Cell division and chromosome partitioning / Transcription] 9
COG2766 PrkA Putative Ser protein kinase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 9
COG3614 Predicted periplasmic ligand-binding sensor domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 9
COG3848 Phosphohistidine swiveling domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 8
COG3887 Predicted signaling protein consisting of a modified GGDEF domain and a DHH domain [Signal transduction mechanisms] 7
COG5035 CDC50 Cell cycle control protein [Cell division and chromosome partitioning / Transcription / Signal transduction mechanisms] 6
COG1871 CheD Chemotaxis protein; stimulates methylation of MCP proteins [Cell motility and secretion / Signal transduction mechanisms] 6
COG5422 ROM1 RhoGEF, Guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rho/Rac/Cdc42-like GTPases [Signal transduction mechanisms] 4
COG0271 BolA Stress-induced morphogen (activity unknown) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 4
COG0394 Wzb Protein-tyrosine-phosphatase [Signal transduction mechanisms] 4
COG4725 IME4 Transcriptional activator, adenine-specific DNA methyltransferase [Signal transduction mechanisms / Transcription] 3
COG1639 Predicted signal transduction protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 2
COG1993 PII-like signaling protein [Signal transduction mechanisms] 2
COG3476 Tryptophan-rich sensory protein (mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptor homolog) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 2
COG4943 Predicted signal transduction protein containing sensor and EAL domains [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1
COG2199 c-di-GMP synthetase (diguanylate cyclase, GGDEF domain) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1
COG5057 LAG1 Phosphotyrosyl phosphatase activator [Cell division and chromosome partitioning / Signal transduction mechanisms] 1
COG3086 RseC Positive regulator of sigma E activity [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1
COG2200 Rtn c-di-GMP phosphodiesterase class I (EAL domain) [Signal transduction mechanisms] 1