Research Article

Identification and Characterization of Cell Wall Proteins of a Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella Using 2-D DIGE and MALDI TOF-TOF Mass Spectrometry

Table 1

Functional categorization of CWPs from A. catenella DH01.

Spot no.Accession no.Identification of MS-blastMS-blast score (HSPs)

Cell wall modifying enzymes

 IIIAACY01006738Quinoprotein ethanol dehydrogenase114 (2)
 VQ7S9I3Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase107 (2)
 5Q9F1X6Phosphotransacetylase100 (2)
 8Q8XTK4Probable transmembrane protein135 (3)
 24Q5WKD5Mannonate dehydratase104 (2)
 27Q635P5Hydrolase, carbon-nitrogen family59 (1)
 37Q7NLM8Gll1094 protein65 (1)
 43Q88D515,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase80 (1)
 46D00131Tyrosinase73 (1)
 66CP0000258-amino-7-oxononanoate synthase64 (1)
 69P51973Competence protein comA65 (1)
 80Q63QT9Gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase107 (2)
 81Q5UU97Enolase141 (3)
 98Q9K7B3BH3453 protein102 (2)
 102Q72CF9Methionine aminopeptidase64 (1)

Transport/binding proteins and lipoproteins

 IQ39909Luciferin-binding protein110 (2)
 17O73697Calcium channel alpha-1 subunit homolog75 (1)
 36Q6FPN9Similar to uniprot P40548 Saccharomyces cerevisiae YIL016w SNL176 (1)
 85Q926C3Outer membrane lipoprotein omp16 homolog97 (2)
 97CP000009Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase large chain70 (1)
 100Q833S0ABC transporter, ATP-binding protein97 (2)
 112Q6IV89F1Fo-ATPase synthase f subunit59 (1)

Signaling proteins

 IIQ01369Guanine nucleotide-binding protein beta subunit-like protein152 (3)
 18Q7T0K6Melanocortin 4 receptor64 (1)
 25CAAJ01000020Cg1 protein, putative70 (1)
 57Q6WQQ4Translocon-associated protein beta67 (1)
 72AE006464possible G-protein receptor99 (2)
 88Q9VQM8CG3439368 (1)
 103Q98TY6Tyrosine kinase negative regulator Cbl137 (3)

Cell wall structure-related proteins

 VIQ8H6H9Cell division inhibitor MinD66 (1)
 1Q6N415Putative D-alanyl-D-alanine ligase A105 (2)
 99Q82D96Putative UDP-glucose 4-epimerase64 (1)
 111C2Q9T5Penicillin-binding protein66 (1)

Defense

 IVAE002181polymorphic membrane protein B/C family67 (1)
 31Q9WXP7Dihydropteroate synthase101 (2)
 63Q9Q6Y7Vpu protein65 (1)
 74Q8TR39FmtA-like protein70 (1)
 109Q9P3U2SPAC328.04 protein60 (1)

Uncharacterized proteins

 32Q9SKD8At2g46420/F11C10.11106 (2)
 49Q9W2X5CG296260 (1)
 15Q89W76hypothetical membrane protein73 (1)
 78Q65173PB407L104 (2)