Abstract: Thermoplasma acidophilum is a thermoacidophilic archaeon that thrives at 59 degrees C and pH 2, which was isolated from self-heating coal refuse piles and solfatara fields. Species of the genus Thermoplasma do not possess a rigid cell wall, but are only delimited by a plasma membrane. Many macromolecular assemblies from Thermoplasma, primarily proteases and chaperones, have been pivotal in elucidating the structure and function of their more complex eukaryotic homologues. Our interest in protein folding and degradation led us to seek a more complete representation of the proteins involved in these pathways by determining the genome sequence of the organism. Here we have sequenced the 1,564,905-base-pair genome in just 7,855 sequencing reactions by using a new strategy. The 1,509 open readi... [Click above reference link for full abstract]
A genome position can be specified by chromosomal coordinate range, COG
ID, or keywords from the GenBank or TIGR description of a gene.
The available chromosome/plasmid names are:
Browser Chrom/Plasmid Name | Length (bp) | GC Content (%) | Gene Count | NCBI RefSeq Accession |
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chr | 1564906 | 45.99 | 1530 | NC_002578 |
The following list shows examples of valid position queries for this genome:
Request: | Genome Browser Response: |
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chr | Displays the entire sequence "chr" in the browser window |
chr:1-10000 | Displays first ten thousand bases of the sequence "chr" |
transporter | Lists all genes with "transporter" in the name or description |
Ta0008 | Display genome at position of gene Ta0008 |
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