Table 4 Genes responsible for iron uptake mechanism in Apophysomyces genomes
Genes | A. variabilis (N) | A. elegans (N) | A. trapeziformis (N) | L. corymbifera a(N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reductive pathway | ||||
 High affinity iron permease (FTR1) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Multicopper oxidase | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
 Ferric reductase | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Zinc/iron permease | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Siderophore transporter | ||||
 IucA / IucC family and Ferric iron reductase FhuF-like transporter | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Heme oxygenase | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Ferritin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Ferrochelatase | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |