Table 3 Comparison of the mitochondrial genome features of S. destruens to other eukaryotes
From: The complete mitochondrial genome of a parasite at the animal-fungal boundary
Taxon | Size (kbp) | Coding portion (%) | No. of tRNAs | Genes coding for | UGA (Trp) | Reference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rRNAs | Respiratory chain subunits | Ribosomal proteins | Other | No. of ORFs | No. of introns | ||||||
Sphaerothecum destruens (Dermocystida) | 23.9 | 96.4 | 22 | rrnl; rrns | atp6, 8, 9; cob; cox1-3; nad1-6; nad4l | rps13, 14; rpl2, 16 | tatC; ccmF; ccmC | 2 | 0 | + | This study |
Amoebidium parasiticum (Icthyophonida) | > 200 | ~ 20.0 | ≥ 25  | rrnl; rrns | atp6, 8, 9; cob; cox1-3; nad1, 2, 3, 4, 4L, 5, 6 | rps3, 4, 13 | – | ≥ 24 | ≥ 21 (I); ≥ 2 (II) | + | [37] |
Ministeria vibrans (Filasterea) | 55.9 | 80.0 | 24 | rrnl; rrns | atp6,8, 9; cob; cox1-3; nad1-6; nad4l | rps4, 12, 13, 14, 19; rpl2, 14, 16, 6, 19 | _ | Â | 0 | + | [39] |
Capsaspora owczarzaki (Filasterea) | 196.9 | 28.6 | 26 | rrnl; rrns | atp6, 9; cob; cox1-3; nad1-6; nad4l | rps19, 14, 12; rpl2, 14, 16 | ccmF; ccmC | 52 | 1 | + | [39] |
Monosiga brevicollis (Choanoflagellatea) | 76.6 | 46.9 | 25 | rrnl; rrns | atp6, 8, 9; cob; cox1-3; nad1-6; nad4l | rps3, 4, 8, 12–14, 19; rpl2, 5, 14, 16 | mttB (tatC) | 2 | 4 (I) | + | [37] |
Oscarella carmela (Demospongiae; Metazoa) | 20.32 | ~93.7 | 27 | rrnl; rrns | atp6; cob; cox1-3; nad1-6; nad4l | Â | tatC | Â | 0 | Â | [29] |
Reclinomonas americana (Jakobida) | 65–100 | 88.0–93.0 | 25–30 | rrnl; rrns; rrn5 | atp1, 3, 6, 8, 9; cob; cox1-3; nad1-4, 4L, nad5-11; sdh2-4 | rps1-4, 7, 8, 10–14, 19; rpl1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18–20, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35 | cox11, 15; tufa; tat A, C; ccmA, B, C, F; mttB; rnpB; rpoA, D; secY; rnpB; ssrA; dpo | 2–22 | 1(II) | _ | [40] |