The mitochondrial genome of the thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei is more closely related to those of molds than yeasts.
We report the complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Penicillium marneffei, the first complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of a thermal dimorphic fungus. This 35 kb mitochondrial genome contains the genes encoding ATP synthase subunits 6, 8, and 9 (atp6, atp8, and atp9), cytochrome oxidase subunits I, II, and III (cox1, cox2, and cox3), apocytochrome b (cob), reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ubiquinone oxireductase subunits (nad1, nad2, nad3, nad4, nad4L, nad5, and nad6), ribosomal protein of the small ribosomal subunit (rps), 28 tRNAs, and small and large ribosomal RNAs. Analysis of gene contents, gene orders, and gene sequences revealed that the mitochondrial genome of P. marneffei is more closely related to those of molds than yeasts.
Woo
Patrick C Y
PC
Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, PR China.
Zhen
Hongjun
H
Cai
James J
JJ
Yu
Jun
J
Lau
Susanna K P
SK
Wang
Jian
J
Teng
Jade L L
JL
Wong
Samson S Y
SS
Tse
Ronald H
RH
Chen
Ran
R
Yang
Huanming
H
Liu
Bin
B
Yuen
Kwok-yung
KY
D001483:Base Sequence; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D040461:Gene Components / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics; D020459:Genes, rRNA / Q000235:genetics; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010407:Penicillium / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D015003:Yeasts / Q000235:genetics*
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer