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. 2002 Nov;14(11):2659–2679. doi: 10.1105/tpc.006155

Table 1.

Gene List for the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Plastid Chromosome

RNA Genes
Ribosomal RNAs 23S rDNAa,b 16S rDNAb 7S rDNAb
5S rDNAb 3S rDNAb
Transfer RNAs trnA (UGC) trnA (UGC) trnG (UCC)
trnC (GCA) trnD (GUC) trnE (UUC)
trnE1 (UUC) trnE2 (UUC) trnF (GAA)
trnG (GCC) trnH (GUG) trnI (GAU)
trnI (GAU) trnK (UUU) trnL (UAA)
trnL (UAG) trnM (CAU) trnM (CAU)
trnM (CAU) trnN (GUU) trnP (UGG)
trnQ (UUG) trnR (ACG) trnR2 (AGA)
trnS (UGA) trnS (GCU) trnT (UGU)
trnV (UAC) trnW (CCA) trnY (GUA)
Small RNAs tscA
Protein-Coding Genes
Photosynthesis
Photosystem I psaAa psaB psaC
psaJ
Photosystem II psbAa,b psbB psbC
psbD psbE psbF
psbH psbJ psbK
psbL psbM psbN
psbT psbZ
Cytochrome b6/f petA petB petD
petG petL
ATP synthase atpA atpB atpE
atpF atpH atpI
Chlorophyll biosynthesis chlB chlL chlN
Rubiscoc rbcL
Ribosomal Proteins
Large subunit rpl2 rpl5 rpl14
rpl16 rpl20 rpl23
rpl36
Small subunit rps2d rps3d rps4
rps7 rps8 rps9
rps12 rps14 rps18
rps19d
Transcription/translation
RNA polymerase rpoAd rpoBa rpoC1ad
rpoC1bd rpoC2
Translation tufA
Miscellaneous proteins cemA clpP ccsA
Conserved proteins ycf3 ycf4 ycf12
C. reinhardtii–Specific ORFs
Previously identified ORF50 ORF58 ORF59
ORF112 ORF140 ORF271
ORF1995 ORF2971
Newly identifiede URF1 (100) URF3 (162) URF4 (111)
URF5 (117) URF6 (163) URF7 (117)
URF8 (192) URF9 (314)
URF12 (112)
URF13 (208) URF14 (111) URF15 (117)
URF16 (111) URF17 (163) URF18 (171)
URF19 (266) URF21 (536) URF22 (136)
URF24 (121)
a

Intron containing gene.

b

Two copies due to inverted repeat.

c

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase.

d

Limited similarity based on BLAST analysis.

e

Unidentified open readings labeled by consecutive order in genome; not shown in Figure 1. The predicted number of amino acids is in parentheses.