Table 2 Gene contents in the chloroplast genomes of 13 Justicia species

Self-replication

Ribosomal RNAs

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

Transfer RNAs

trnA-UGC*(×2), trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnE-UUC, trnF-GAA, trnfM-CAU, trnG-GCC, trnG-UCC*, trnH-GUG, trnI-CAU(×2), trnI-GAU*(×2), trnK-UUU*, trnL-CAA(×2), trnL-UAA*, trnL-UAG, trnM-CAU, trnN-GUU(×2), trnP-UGG, trnQ-UUG, trnR-ACG(×2), trnR-UCU, trnS-GCU, trnS-GGA, trnS-UGA, trnT-GGU, trnT-UGU, trnV-GAC(×2), trnV-UAC*, trnW-CCA, trnY-GUA

Large ribosmal subunits

rpl2*, rpl14, rpl16*, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23(×2), rpl32, rpl33, rpl36

Small ribosmal subunits

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

DNA-dependent RNA polymerase

rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1*, rpoC2

Phytosynthesis

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 NADH dehydrogenase

ndhA*, ndhB*(×2), ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK

Subunits of ATP synthase

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

Subunits of cytochrome

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

Large subunit of Rubisco

rbcL

Other genes

Maturase

matK

Protease

clpP**

Subunit of acetyl-CoA

accD

Envelope membrane protein

cemA

C-type cytochrome synthesis gene

ccsA

Translation initiation factor

infA

Function uncertain

Conserved open reading frames

ycf1, ycf2, ycf3**, ycf4, ycf15(×2)