Table 2

Summary of identified ncRNA genes in Prochlorococcus MED4 and their orthologues in three related strains of marine cyanobacteria

Strain

RNA gene name

CLID

Coordinates of RNA gene

Length of RNA in nucleotides

Adjacent protein-coding genes

Orientation


MED4

yfr1

257

Complement (1000744..1000797)

54

trxA and guaB

← ← ←

yfr2

194

346828..346921

94

PMM0363 and PMM0364

→ → →

yfr3

194

654511..654604

95

PMM0686 and PMM0687

→ → ←

yfr4

194

383389..383483

94

PMM0404 and phdC

← → →

yfr5

NP

Complement (972088..972176)

89

PMM1027 and PMM1028

→ ← →

yfr6

53

Complement (627729..627972

244

PMM0659 and PMM0660

→ ← ←

yfr7

51

652625..652844

220

purK and PMM0684

→ →

SS120

yfr2

84

Complement (556612..556701)

90

rpsU and Pro0591

← ← ←

yfr6

53

Complement (923780..924018)

239

Pro1007 and purK

→ ← ←

yfr7

51

Complement (924466..924640)

175

Pro1007 and purK

→ ← ←

MIT 9313

yfr1

257

1220973..1221029

57

guaB and trxA

→ → →

yfr2

NP

Complement (1667304..1667390)

87

PMT1567 and PMT1568

→ ← ←

yfr7

NP

727045..727219 (complementary to PMT0670)

175

purK and PMT0671

→ → ←

WH 8102

yfr1

257

Complement (706826..706881)

56

trxA and guaB

← ← ←

yfr2

NP

1127972..1128056

NT

Overlapping SYNW1139

yfr3

NP

1131773..1131856

NT

SYNW1140 and SYNW1141

→ → ←

yfr7

NP

Complement (1302885..1303058) (complementary to SYNW1307)

174

SYNW1306 and purK

→ ← ←


The genome positions and names of protein coding genes refer to the genome versions indicated in the Additional data file 2 (Table S4). The cluster identifier (CLID) is identical to that used in Table 1. NP, not directly predicted by the pipeline; NT, not experimentally tested.

Axmann et al. Genome Biology 2005 6:R73   doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-9-r73

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