Table 1

Genes acquired from non-organellar sources prior to the split of red algae and green plants

Gene name
Putative donor
Localization
Putative functions

GCN5-related N-acetyltransferase*
β,γ-Proteobacteria
Cytosol
Arginine biosynthesis
Glycyl-tRNA synthetase
Bacteria
Plastid/mitochondria
Translation
Dihydrodipicolinate synthase (dapA)
γ-Proteobacteria
Plastid
Lysine biosynthesis
ThiC family protein
Bacteria
Plastid
Thiamine biosynthesis
2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Isoprenoid biosynthesis
Polynucleotide phosphorylase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
RNA degradation
ATP/ADP translocase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
ATP/ADP transport
MGDG synthase
Bacteria
Plastid
Lipid biosynthesis
Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Phospholipid biosynthesis
Alpha amylase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Carbohydrate metabolism
Sodium:hydrogen antiporter
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Ion transport
3-Dehydroquinate synthase
β,γ-Proteobacteria
Plastid
Amino acid biosynthesis
2-Methylthioadenine synthetase
Bacteroidetes
Plastid
tRNA modification
Uroporphyrinogen-III synthase
Bacteria
Plastid
Porphyrin biosynthesis
ACT domain-containing protein
γ-Proteobacteria
Plastid
Amino acid binding
4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl diphosphate synthase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Isoprenoid biosynthesis
Queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
tRNA modification
SAM-dependent methyltransferase
Bacteria
Cytosol
RNA binding
Beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase (fabF)
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Fatty acid biosynthesis
Semialdehyde dehydrogenase
α-Proteobacteria
Cytosol
Amino acid metabolism
Diaminopimelate decarboxylase (lysA)
Bacteria
Plastid
Lysine biosynthesis
Dihydrodipicolinate reductase (dapB)
Bacteria
Plastid
Lysine biosynthesis
Aspartate aminotransferase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Lysine biosynthesis
Leucyl-tRNA synthetase
Bacteria
Plastid/mitochondria
Translation
Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase
Chlamydiae
Plastid/mitochondria
Translation
Ribosomal protein L11 methyltransferase
β,γ-Proteobacteria
Cytosol
Amino acid methylation
2-Methylthioadenine synthetase*
Bacteria
Cytosol
tRNA modification
GTP binding protein, typA
Chloroflexi
Plastid
Translation elongation
Cu-ATPase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Ion transport
4-Diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Isoprenoid biosynthesis
Enoyl-ACP reductase (fabI)
Chlamydiae
Plastid
Fatty acid biosynthesis
Histidinol-phosphate transaminase
Chloroflexi
Plastid
Histidine biosynthesis
Florfenicol resistance protein*
δ-Proteobacteria
Cytosol
Fe-S-cluster binding
23S rRNA (Uracil-5-)-methyltransferase
Chlamydiae
Plastid
RNA modification
Topoisomerase 6 subunit B
Crenarchaea
Cytosol
Protein binding
tRNA methyltransferase
Bacteria
Plastid/cytosol
RNA processing
Isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase
Bacteria
Cytosol
Translation

*Genes for which plastid-derived homologs already exist in plants. Genes that likely possessed novel functions and whose homologs are rarely found in cyanobacteria. For all other genes, the possibility of them resulting from displacement of an endogenous homolog cannot be excluded. The putative donors of these genes are determined without invoking secondary HGT events. Alternative explanations for each gene are discussed in the text and Additional data file 1.

Huang and Gogarten Genome Biology 2008 9:R109   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-7-r109