Table 2 Gene contents in the chloroplast genomes of the two Gleditsia species.

Self-replicating

Large subunit of ribosome (LSU)

rpl14, rpl16^a, rpl2^a (2), rpl20, rpl23(2), rpl32, rpl33, rpl36

Small subunit of ribosome (SSU)

rps11, rps12^c (2), rps14, rps15, rps16^a, rps18, rps19 (2), rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7 (2), rps8

DNA dependent RNA polymerase

rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1^a, rpoC2

rRNA genes

rrn16 (2), rrn23 (2), rrn4.5 (2), rrn5 (2)

tRNA genes

trnA-UGC^a(2), trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnE-UUC,

trnF- GAA, trnfM-CAU, trnG-GCC, trnG-UCC^a,

trnH-GUG, trnI-CAU (2), trnI- GAU^a(2), trnP-UGG

trnK-UUU^a, trnL-CAA (2), trnL-UAA^a, trnL-UAG, trnM- CAU, trnN-GUU (2), trnS-GCU, trnS-GGA,

trnS-UGA, trnT-GGU, trnT-UGU, trnV-GAC (2),

trnV-UAC^a, trnW-CCA, trnY-GUA, trnQ-UUG,

trnR-ACG (2), trnR-UCU

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

ndhA^a, ndhB^a (2), ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF,

ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK

Cytochrome b/f complex

petA, petB^a, petD^a, petG, petL, petN

Subunits of ATP synthase

atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF^a, atpH, atpI

Large subunit of Rubisco

rbcL

Other genes

Protease

clpP^b

Maturase

matK

Envelop membrane protein

cemA

Subunit of acetyl-CoA

accD

C-type cytochrome synthesis gene

ccsA

Unknown function

Proteins of unknown function

ycf1 (2), ycf2 (2), ycf3^b, ycf4