Table 4.
Genes responsible for iron uptake mechanism in Apophysomyces genomes
| Genes | A. variabilis (N) | A. elegans (N) | A. trapeziformis (N) | L. corymbifera a(N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reductive pathway | ||||
| High affinity iron permease (FTR1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Multicopper oxidase | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Ferric reductase | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Zinc/iron permease | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Siderophore transporter | ||||
| IucA / IucC family and Ferric iron reductase FhuF-like transporter | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Heme oxygenase | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ferritin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Ferrochelatase | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
‘N’ denotes gene copy numbers as annotated by PFAM database
aThe information is collected from Reference No. 22