RRC ID 20263
著者 Matsuzaki M, Misumi O, Shin-I T, Maruyama S, Takahara M, Miyagishima SY, Mori T, Nishida K, Yagisawa F, Nishida K, Yoshida Y, Nishimura Y, Nakao S, Kobayashi T, Momoyama Y, Higashiyama T, Minoda A, Sano M, Nomoto H, Oishi K, Hayashi H, Ohta F, Nishizaka S, Haga S, Miura S, Morishita T, Kabeya Y, Terasawa K, Suzuki Y, Ishii Y, Asakawa S, Takano H, Ohta N, Kuroiwa H, Tanaka K, Shimizu N, Sugano S, Sato N, Nozaki H, Ogasawara N, Kohara Y, Kuroiwa T.
タイトル Genome sequence of the ultrasmall unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D.
ジャーナル Nature
Abstract Small, compact genomes of ultrasmall unicellular algae provide information on the basic and essential genes that support the lives of photosynthetic eukaryotes, including higher plants. Here we report the 16,520,305-base-pair sequence of the 20 chromosomes of the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D as the first complete algal genome. We identified 5,331 genes in total, of which at least 86.3% were expressed. Unique characteristics of this genomic structure include: a lack of introns in all but 26 genes; only three copies of ribosomal DNA units that maintain the nucleolus; and two dynamin genes that are involved only in the division of mitochondria and plastids. The conserved mosaic origin of Calvin cycle enzymes in this red alga and in green plants supports the hypothesis of the existence of single primary plastid endosymbiosis. The lack of a myosin gene, in addition to the unexpressed actin gene, suggests a simpler system of cytokinesis. These results indicate that the C. merolae genome provides a model system with a simple gene composition for studying the origin, evolution and fundamental mechanisms of eukaryotic cells.
巻・号 428(6983)
ページ 653-7
公開日 2004-4-8
DOI 10.1038/nature02398
PII nature02398
PMID 15071595
MeSH Actins / genetics Algal Proteins / classification Algal Proteins / genetics Cell Nucleus / genetics Chromosomes / genetics DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics DNA, Ribosomal / genetics Evolution, Molecular Genome* Genomics Introns / genetics Molecular Sequence Data Plastids / genetics Plastids / physiology Rhodophyta / cytology Rhodophyta / genetics* Sequence Analysis, DNA
IF 42.779
引用数 734
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
藻類 NIES-1332 NIES-3377