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The mitochondrial genome of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Stimulation of intra-chromosomal recombination in Escherichia coli by the gene product of the first cox1 intron.
Pietro AlifanoBernd SchäferAnno Giulia NappoDomenica Rita MassardoF. MannaLuigi Del GiudiceKlaus Werner WolfAniello Buonocoresubject
RNA SplicingGenes FungalMolecular Sequence DataSaccharomyces cerevisiaeBiologymedicine.disease_causeDNA MitochondrialElectron Transport Complex IVFungal ProteinsRecombinasesOpen Reading FramesSequence Homology Nucleic AcidEndoribonucleasesSchizosaccharomycesGeneticsmedicineRecombinaseEscherichia coliAmino Acid SequenceDNA FungalEscherichia coliRecBCDRecombination GeneticRecombinase activityBase SequenceIntegrasesIntronGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationMolecular biologyNucleotidyltransferasesIntronsOpen reading frameSchizosaccharomyces pombeDNA NucleotidyltransferasesbacteriaHomologous recombinationdescription
The open reading frame of the first intron of the mitochondrial cox1 gene (cox1I1) was expressed in Escherichia coli. The putative intron-encoded protein stimulated the formation of intra-chromosomal lac +-recombinants about threefold. No stimulation was found when the reading frame was inserted in the opposite direction, or when it was interrupted by a deletion. The intronic open reading frame did not complement recA − or recB − mutants of E. coli. In S. pombe, elimination of this intron did not abolish homologous recombination in mitochondria. A possible role of the recombinase activity in yeast mitochondria will be discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-04-01 |