Table S2. Predicted age of regulatory proteins,, Protein,Gain node*,Age STM3098,11,young HutC,11,young HpaR,11,young YefM,14,young STM3533,14,young STM3516,15,young STM2738,18,young EbgR,25,young PrlF,25,young HipB,25,young HipA,25,young MhpR,25,young HcaR,25,young YafO,25,young QuuD,25,young YedW,26,young MqsR,27,young YafQ,27,young HicA,28,young YefM,29,young YoeB,29,young PaaX,29,young YjhI,48,young RnlA,48,young YagI,48,young TorI,48,young STM2239,taxa-specific (GCF_000210855.2),young MntR,6,middle SrlR,6,middle NemR,6,middle BluR,6,middle SutR,6,middle YcdC,6,middle Nac,6,middle Ada,7,middle FrmR,7,middle MarA,7,middle EnvR,7,middle CecR,7,middle NarL,7,middle MarR,7,middle AidB,7,middle TreR,7,middle CsgD,7,middle YqjI,7,middle YdcI,7,middle YgaV,7,middle MalI,7,middle ChbR,8,middle RcnR,8,middle McbR,8,middle UlaR,8,middle YiaJ,8,middle MngR,8,middle BetI,8,middle NikR,9,middle DmlR,9,middle PrpR,9,middle YgiV,9,middle AllR,9,middle YfaX,9,middle UidR,9,middle MazF,9,middle MurR,9,middle AlaS,1,old RpsG,1,old TyrR,1,old Hns,1,old LexA,1,old NrdR,1,old HdfR,1,old ArgR,1,old Efp,1,old Fis,1,old Hfq,1,old RplJ,1,old RplA,1,old RplT,1,old RpsD,1,old ThrS,1,old ArgP,1,old FadR,1,old PhoU,1,old ArcA,1,old AccD,1,old RplM,1,old OmpR,1,old Zur,1,old AsnC,1,old Lrp,1,old Crp,1,old GlpR,1,old PdhR,1,old CytR,1,old GntR,1,old PurR,1,old RpiR,1,old FabR,1,old CpxR,1,old MtlR,1,old RraB,1,old RpsA,1,old Rnr,1,old Hpf,1,old SgrR,1,old LrhA,1,old PspF,1,old LipB,1,old RplD,1,old RppH,1,old RplY,1,old CsrA,1,old ComR,1,old NimR,1,old PgrR,1,old Pnp,1,old YfjG,1,old YfiA,1,old Fur,1,old YbeB,1,old YjjK,1,old Rne,1,old Csp,1,old PutA,2,old SlyA,2,old DeoR,2,old MprA,2,old AcrR,2,old RcsB,2,old IclR,2,old NadR,2,old FlgM,2,old PtsJ,2,old NsrR,2,old MraZ,2,old CpxP,3,old KdgR,3,old ExuR,3,old AraC,5,old LacI,5,old AscG,5,old Rmf,Undetermined,Undetermined RelE,Undetermined,Undetermined RelB,Undetermined,Undetermined BdcR,Undetermined,Undetermined SymE,Undetermined,Undetermined HigB,Undetermined,Undetermined DinJ,Undetermined,Undetermined ,, * Node numbers as shown in Figure S1,,