Table 2.
Chloroplast genome gene content and functional classification in M.
| Category | Group | Genes |
|---|---|---|
| Self-replication | Large subunit of ribosome (LSU) | rpl14, rpl16a, rpl2a,b, rpl2a,b, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23b, rpl23b, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36 |
| Small subunit of ribosome (SSU) |
rps11, rps12a,b, rps14, rps15a,b, rps16a, rps18, rps19a,b, rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7b, rps8 |
|
| DNA dependent RNA polymerase | rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1a, rpoC2 | |
| Ribosome RNA | rrn16b, rrn23b, rrn4.5b, rrn5b | |
| Transfer RNAs (tRNA) |
trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnE-UUC, trnF-GAA, trnfM-CAU, trnG-GCC, trnH-GUG, trnI-CAU, trnI-CAU, trnL-CAAb, trnL-UAG, trnM-CAU, trnN-GUUb, trnP-UGG, trnQ-UUG, trnR-ACGb, trnR-UCU, trnS-GCU, trnS-GGA, trnS-UGA, trnT-GGU, trnT-UGU, trnV-GACb, trnW-CCA, trnY-GUA trnK-UUUa, trnG-UCCa, trnV-UACa, trnA-UGCa, trnL-UAAa, trnI-GAUa |
|
| Photosynthesis | Photosystem I | psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ |
| Photosystem II |
psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ |
|
| NADH dehydrogenase |
ndhAa, ndhBa,b, ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK |
|
| Cytochrome b/f complex | petA, petBa, petDa, petG, petL, petN | |
| Subunits of ATP synthase | atpA, atpB, atpE, atpFa, atpH, atpI | |
| Large subunit of rubisco | rbcL | |
| Other genes | Translational initiation factor | infA |
| ATP-dependent protease subunit p gene | clpP a | |
| Maturase | matK | |
| Envelop membrane protein | cemA | |
| Unknown function | Subunit of acetyl-CoA-carboxylase | accD |
| C-type cytochrome synthesis gene | ccsA | |
| Hypothetical chloroplast reading frames | ycf1b, ycf15b, ycf2b, ycf3a, ycf4 |
racemosa, M. integrifolia (Maxim.) Franch, M. horridula and M. punicea. aGenes containing introns; bTwo gene copies in IR.