RNA EDITING IN THE MITOCHONDRIA OF A CONIFER

被引:26
作者
GLAUBITZ, JC [1 ]
CARLSON, JE [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,BIOTECHNOL LAB,237 WESBROOK BLDG,6174 UNIV BLVD,VANCOUVER V6T 1Z3,BC,CANADA
关键词
RNA EDITING; COXI; GYMNOSPERM; THUJA-PLICATA;
D O I
10.1007/BF00351477
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A 712-base portion of the mitochondrial gene coxI and the corresponding portion of the coxI transcript were amplified by PCR and by RT-PCR, respectively, from the gymnosperm western red cedar. Sequence comparison of amplified coxI DNA and mRNA revealed 26 C-to-U differences that are best explained by RNA editing of the type known to occur in angiosperms. This finding suggests that mitochondrial RNA-editing of the C-to-U type arose before the divergence of gymnosperms and angiosperms and can be considered a feature common to all higher plants.
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