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Table 1 Genes of the mevalonate pathway and formation of prenyl pyrophosphates in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

From: The genome of the basal agaricomycete Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous provides insights into the organization of its acetyl-CoA derived pathways and the evolution of Agaricomycotina

Gene

Function

Gene number

Identity %

ERG10

Acetyl-CoA acyltransferase

XDEN_05455

65% Cr.n.; 62% Rh.t.

ERG13

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase

XDEN_03265

59% Cr.n.; 57% Rh.t.

HMG1

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase

XDEN_01406

73% Cr.n.; 70% Rh.t.

ERG12

mevalonate kinase

XDEN_02563

36% C.g.; 52% Cr.n.

ERG8

phosphomevalonate kinase

XDEN_06195

41% Rh.t.; 36% Cr.n.

MVDD

Diphosphomevalonate decarboxylase

XDEN_03734

67% Cr.n.; 61% Rh.t.

IDi

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase

XDEN_02669

71% Cr.n.; 61% Rh.t.

ERG 20

Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase

XDEN_03884

54% Cr.n.; 38% Rh.t.

crtE

Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase

XDEN_05955

49% Cr.n.; 45% Rh.t.

  1. Rh.t. Rhodosporidium toruloides.
  2. Cr.n. Cryptococcus neoformans.