LESSONS FROM SEQUENCING OF THE GENOME OF A UNICELLULAR CYANOBACTERIUM, SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC6803

Authors
KOTANI H TABATA S
Citation
H. Kotani et S. Tabata, LESSONS FROM SEQUENCING OF THE GENOME OF A UNICELLULAR CYANOBACTERIUM, SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC6803, Annual review of plant physiology and plant molecular biology, 49, 1998, pp. 151-171
Citations number
73
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences",Biology
Journal title
Annual review of plant physiology and plant molecular biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10402519
Volume
49
Year of publication
1998
Pages
151 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
1040-2519(1998)49:<151:LFSOTG>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The nucleotide sequence of the entire genome of the unicellular cyanob acterium, Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, has been determined. The length o f the circular genome was 3,573,480 bp, and a total of 3 168 protein-c oding genes were assigned to the genome by a computer-assisted analysi s. The functions of approximately 45% of the genes were deduced based on sequence similarity to known genes. Here are distinctive features o f genetic information carried by the cyanobacteria, which have a phylo genetic relationship to both bacteria and plants.