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The genome contains 3187 open reading frames (ORFs), with an average size of 937 bp, representing 91% of the genome.Analysis of the genome shows that almost 30% of the total number of genes encodes proteins with regulatory functions (39 of 140) including: transcription factors, response regulators, and kinases are found on chromosome II and the megaplasmid.   
The genome contains 3187 open reading frames (ORFs), with an average size of 937 bp, representing 91% of the genome.Analysis of the genome shows that almost 30% of the total number of genes encodes proteins with regulatory functions (39 of 140) including: transcription factors, response regulators, and kinases are found on chromosome II and the megaplasmid.   


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Revision as of 21:01, 21 February 2011

Deinococcus radiodurans

Genome structure:

The genome is composed of four circular molecules:

    - Chromosome I = 2,648,638 base pairs (bp)
    - Chromosome II = 412,348 base pairs
    - A megaplasmid = 177,466 base pairs 
    - A plasmid = 45,704 base pairs

The genome contains 3187 open reading frames (ORFs), with an average size of 937 bp, representing 91% of the genome.Analysis of the genome shows that almost 30% of the total number of genes encodes proteins with regulatory functions (39 of 140) including: transcription factors, response regulators, and kinases are found on chromosome II and the megaplasmid.


References:

- White O, Eisen JA, Heidelberg JF, Hickey EK, et al. Genome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1. Science. November; 1999. 19;286(5444):1571-7.