Table 2 List of genes identified in the studied chloroplast genomes of 11 species of Senecioneae

Transfer RNA

trnA-UGC*, trnfM-CAU, trnI-GAU*, trnM-CAU, trnR-ACG, trnS-UGA, trnC-GCA, trnG-GC, trnK-UUU*, trnN-GUU, trnW-CCA, trnT-GGU, trnD-GUC, trnV-UAC*, trnL-CAA, trnY-GUA, trnR-UCU, trnT-UGU, trnE-UUC, trnH-GUG, trnL-UAA*, trnP-UGG, trnS-GCU, trnV-GAC, trnF-GAA, trnI-CAU, trnL-UAG, trnQ-UUG, trnS-GGA, trnG-UCC*

Small ribosomal units

rps2,3,4,7,8,11,12^a,14,15,16*,18,19^b

Large ribosomal units

rpl2*,14,16*,20,22,23,32,33,36

RNA polymerase sub-units

rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1*, rpoC2

Translation initiation facto

infA

NADH dehydrogenase

ndhA*, ndhB*, ndhC, ndhD^b, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK

Photosystem I

psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ, ycf3**, ycf4

Photosystem II

psbA,B,C,D,E,F,H,I,J,K,L^b,M,N,T,Z

Cytochrome b/f complex

petA, petB*, petD*, petG, petL, petN

ATP synthase

atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF*, atpH, atpI

Large subunit of rubisco

rbcL

Maturase

matK

Protease

clpP**

Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase sub-unit

accD

Envelope membrane protein

cemA

Component of TIC complex

ycf1

c-Type cytochrome synthesis

ccsA

Hypothetical genes reading frames

ycf2, ycf15

Ribosomal RNA

rrn4.5, rrn5, rrn16, rrn23