Table 1 Genes predicted in the chloroplast genome of O. gaubae

Self-replication

Large subunit of ribosomal proteins

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

Small subunit of ribosomal proteins

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

DNA-dependent RNA polymerase

rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1*, rpoC2

Ribosomal RNA genes

rrn16S, rrn23S, rrn 4.5S, rrn 5S

Transfer RNA genes

30 trn genes (5 contain an intron)

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

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 K

matK

Envelope membrane protein

cemA

Subunit of Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase

accD

C-type cytochrome synthesis gene

ccsA

Protease

clpP*

Genes of unkown function

Conserved hypothetical chloroplast open reading frames

ycf1, ycf2, ycf4, ycf3**