The Lotus japonicus Genome

Table 5.1 Gene common among three symbiosis islands ofM. lotistrains

Function Operon or gene MAFF303099 Other position R7A NZP2037

Symbiosis

island

Symbiosis

island

Symbiosis

island

Nodulation gene

nodS–nodA–

nodC–nodI–

nodJ–nolO

mlr6161,

mlr8755–

mlr6171

ML0135,

ML0133–

ML0129

mln393–

mln398

nodB–nodD–

nolL–nodD

mlr6175,

mll6179,

mlr8757,

mlr6182

ML0126,

ML0122,

ML0120,

ML0119

mln403,

mln412,

mln414,

mln416

nodM mlr6386 ML0038 mln475

noeK–noeJ mlr5801,

mlr5802

ML0396,

ML0395

mln038–

mln039

nodZ–noeL–

nolK

mlr5848,

mlr5849,

mlr8749

ML0366–

ML0364

mln078–

mln080

Nitrogenfixation genes

nifHDKEX mlr5905–

mlr5909

ML0303–

ML0298

mln124–

mln129

nifB–fdxN–

nifZ–fixU

mll5855–

mll5852

ML0358–

ML0361

mln085–

mln082

nifA mll5837,

mll5857

ML0372,

ML0357

mln086,

mln072

nifSW mll5865–

mll5864

ML0351–

ML0352

mln092–

mln091

fdxB–nifQ mlr5869–

mlr5871

ML0347–

ML0346

mln096–

mln097

fixABCX mll5862–

msl5859

ML0358–

ML0361

mln090–

mln087

fixNOPQ mlr6411–

mlr6414

ML0017–

ML0014

mln497–

mln500

fixGHIS mlr6415–

msr6418

ML0013–

ML0010

mln501–

mln504

Conjugative transfer genes

trbBCDEJLFGI mlr6397–

mlr6405

ML0030–

ML0022

mln484–

mln492

traG mlr6395 ML0032 mln482

rdfS–traF–rlxS msr6186,

mlr6188,

mlr6189

ML0113–

ML0111

mln422

ardC mlr6154 ML0157 mln380

traI1 mlr6103,

mlr6385

ML0178,

ML0039

mln474

traRI2, qseM, mlr6102 ML0179 mln276,

mln277

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