title: Genome sequence of the oleaginous red yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides MTCC 457.
abstract: We report the de novo assembled 20.05-Mb draft genome of the red yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides MTCC 457, predicted to encode 5,993 proteins, 4 rRNAs, and 125 tRNAs. Proteins known to be unique to oleaginous fungi are present among the predicted proteins. The genome sequence will be valuable for molecular genetic analysis and manipulation of lipid accumulation in this yeast and for developing it as a potential host for biofuel production.
authors.affiliation: CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Hariom
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kushwaha
authors.forename: Anand Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bachhawat
authors.forename: Gajendra Pal Singh
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Raghava
authors.forename: Kaliannan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ganesan
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA