Table 1 Genes predicted in the chloroplast genome of A. membranaceus.

From: Intraspecific and heteroplasmic variations, gene losses and inversions in the chloroplast genome of Astragalus membranaceus

Category of genes

Group of genes

Name of genes

Self-replication

rRNA genes

rrn16S, rrn23S, rrn 4.5S, rrn 5S

 

tRNA genes

30 trn genes (6 contain an intron)

 

Small subunit of ribosome

rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7, rps8, rps11, rps12 * , rps14, rps15, rps18, rps19

 

Large subunit of ribosome

rpl14, rpl16 * , rpl2 * , rpl20, rpl23, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36

 

DNA dependent RNA polymerase

rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1*,rpoC2

Genes for photosynthesis

Subunits of NADH-dehydrogenase

ndhA * , ndhB * , ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK

 

Subunits of photosystem I

psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ, ycf3**

 

Subunits of photosystem II

psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ

 

Subunits of cytochrome b/f complex

petA, petB * , petD * , petG, petL, petN

 

Subunits of ATP synthase

atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF*, atpH, atpI

 

Subunit of rubisco

rbcL

Other genes

Maturase

matK

 

Protease

clpP *

 

Envelope membrane protein

cemA

 

Subunit of Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase

accD

 

C-type cytochrome synthesis gene

ccsA

Genes of unkown function

Conserved open reading frames

ycf1, ycf2, ycf4

  1. *The number of asterisks after the gene names indicates the number of introns contained in the genes.