Table 1 Compilation of the number of nuclear encoded, chloroplast directed transgenomic suppressor functions (PPR proteins, sigma factors and phage type RNA polymerases) and of plastid genes encoded among plants and unicellular algae.
From: Complex chloroplast RNA metabolism: just debugging the genetic programme?
| Â | A. thaliana | P. trichocarpa | V. vinifera | O. sativa | P. patens | C. reinhardtii | O. tauri | O. lucimarinus | T. pseudonana | P. tricornutum | C. merolae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PPR proteins | 482 | 641 | 610 | 491 | 110 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 46 | 50 | 8 |
Sigma 70 factors | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Plastid genes | 85 | 99 | 84 | 64 | 85 | 69 | 43 | n.a. | 141 | 132 | 207 |
PPR/plastid gene* | 0.90 | 1.04 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.07 | n.a. | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.006 |
Phage-type RNA polymerases | 3 | >3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |