Research Article

Characterization and Comparative Analysis of the Complete Chloroplast Genome of the Critically Endangered Species Streptocarpus teitensis (Gesneriaceae)

Table 1

The functional classification of genes found in Streptocarpus teitensis chloroplast genome.

FunctionGroup of genesGene names

Photosynthesis Photosystem 1psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ
Photosystem 11psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ
NADH dehydrogenasendhA, ndhB(x2), ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK
ATP synthaseatpA, atpB, atpE, atpF, atpH, atpI
Cytochrome b/f complexpetA, petB, petD, petG, petL, petN
RubisCO large subunitrbcL

Self-replication RNA polymeraserpoA, rpoB, rpoC1, rpoC2
Ribosomal proteins (Large Sub-unit)rpl2, rpl14, rpl16, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23(x2), rpl32, rpl33, rpl36
Ribosomal proteins (small subunit)rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7(x2), rps8, rps11, rps12(x2), rps14, rps15, rps16, rps18, rps19
Ribosomal RNAsrrn4.5(x2), rrn5(x2), rrn16(x2), rrn23(x2)
Transfer RNAs trnA-UGC (x2), trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnE-UUC, trnF-GAA, trnG-GCC, trnG-UCC, trnH-GUG
trnI-CAU(x2), trnI-GAU(x2), trnK-UUU, trnL-CAA(x2), trnL-UAA, trnL-UAG, trnfM-CAU
trnN-GUU(x2), trnP-UGG, trnQ-UUG, trnR-ACG(x2), trnR-UCU, trnS-GCU, trnS-GGA, trnS-UGA
trnT-GGU, trnT-UGU, trnV-GAC(x2), trnV-UAC, trnW-CCA, trnY-GUA, trnP-GGG, trnM-CAU

Proteins of unknown functionā€‰ycf1(x2), ycf2(x2), ycf3, ycf4

Other genes ProteaseclpP
MaturasematK
Translational initiation factorinfA
Envelope membrane proteincemA
Subunit of acetyl-CoA-carboxylaseaccD
c-type cytochrome synthesisccsA

marks genes with one intron; marks genes with two introns; (x2) shows genes with duplicates.