Research Article

Host Genetic and Environmental Factors Shape the Composition and Function of Gut Microbiota in Populations Living at High Altitude

Table 3

Top 10 abundant COGs of the gut microbiota in the Hans.

#COGSum (%)Description

NOG000992,936,314 (19.64)TonB-dependent receptor plug
COG32502,051,906 (13.72)Hydrolase family 2
COG08411,867,100 (12.49)Acriflavin resistance protein
COG05341,378,376 (9.22)Mate efflux family protein
COG14721,338,522 (8.95)Hydrolase family 3
COG05501,248,452 (8.35)Releases the supercoiling and torsional tension of DNA, which is introduced during the DNA replication and transcription, by transiently cleaving and rejoining one strand of the DNA duplex. Introduces a single-strand break via transesterification at a target site in duplex DNA. The scissile phosphodiester is attacked by the catalytic tyrosine of the enzyme, resulting in the formation of a DNA-(5-phosphotyrosyl)-enzyme intermediate and the expulsion of a 3-OH DNA strand. The free DNA strand then undergoes passage around the unbroken strand, thus removing DNA supercoils. Finally, in the religation step, the DNA 3-OH attacks the covalent intermediate to expel the active-site tyrosine and restore the DNA phosphodiester backbone (by similarity)
COG06421,113,768 (7.45)Histidine kinase
NOG000111,074,890 (7.19)Histidine kinase
COG08271,063,196 (7.11)DNA methylase
COG4646878,308 (5.87)Helicase

COG: clusters of orthologous group.