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The mitochondrial genome of the thermal dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei is more closely related to those of molds than yeasts
Author(s) -
Woo Patrick C.Y.,
Zhen Hongjun,
Cai James J.,
Yu Jun,
Lau Susanna K.P.,
Wang Jian,
Teng Jade L.L.,
Wong Samson S.Y.,
Tse Ronald H.,
Chen Ran,
Yang Huanming,
Liu Bin,
Yuen Kwok-yung
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/s0014-5793(03)01307-3
Subject(s) - dimorphic fungus , mitochondrial dna , biology , gene , ribosomal rna , genetics , genome , penicillium marneffei , cytochrome c oxidase , nadh dehydrogenase , microbiology and biotechnology , mitochondrion , yeast , coinfection , virus
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.