Research Article

Plastome Phylogenomic and Biogeographical Study on Thuja (Cupressaceae)

Table 2

List of genes identified in the plastomes of Thuja.

Functional groupsGroup of genesNames of genes

Protein synthesis and DNA replicationRibosomal RNAsrrn5, rrn4.5, rrn23, rrn16
Transfer RNAstrnH-GUG, trnI-CAU+, trnK–UUU, trnQ-UUG+, trnT-UGU, trnS-GGA, trnfM-CAU, trnG-GCC, trnS-UGA, trnT-GGU, trnE-UUC, trnY-GUA, trnD-GUC, trnC-GCA, trnR-UCU, trnG-UCC, trnS-GCU, trnL-UAA, trnF-GAA, trnN-GUU, trnR-ACG, trnA-UGC, trnI-GAU, trnV-GAC, trnL-CAA, trnW-CCA, trnP-UGG, trnV-UAC, trnM-CAU, trnL-UAG
Small subunitrps3, rps7, rps8, rps11, rps18, rps19, rps4, rps14, rps2, rps15, rps12
Ribosomal proteins large subunitrpl32, rpl23, rpl2, rpl22, rpl16, rpl14, rpl36, rpl33, rpl20
RNA polymeraserpoB, rpoC1, rpoC2, rpoA

PhotosynthesisPhotosystem IpsaA, psaB, psaM, psaC, psaI, psaJ
Photosystem IIpsbA, psbD, psbZ, psbC, psbM, psbI, psbK, psbH, psbN, psbT, psbB, psbJ, psbL, psbF, psbE
Cytochrome b6/fpetN, petD, petB, petA, petL, petG
ATP synthaseatpI, atpH, atpF, atpA, atpB, atpE
NADH dehydrogenasendhD, ndhE, ndhG, ndhI, ndhA, ndhH, ndhF, ndhB, ndhJ, ndhK, ndhC
Large subunit of RuBisCOrbcL

Miscellaneous proteinsSubunit of acetyl-CoA-carboxylase c-type cytochrome synthesis geneaccD, ccsA, cemA, clpP, infA, chlB, chlL, chlN, matK

Genes of unknown functionHypothetical conserved coding frameycf3, ycf2, ycf4, ycf1

Gene containing a single intron. Gene containing two introns. +Gene having two copies.