A MITOCHONDRIAL GROUP-I INTRON IN FISSION YEAST ENCODES A MATURASE AND IS MOBILE IN CROSSES

Authors
SCHAFER B WILDE B MASSARDO DR MANNA F DELGIUDICE L WOLF K
Citation
B. Schafer et al., A MITOCHONDRIAL GROUP-I INTRON IN FISSION YEAST ENCODES A MATURASE AND IS MOBILE IN CROSSES, Current genetics, 25(4), 1994, pp. 336-341
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Current genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01728083
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
336 - 341
Database
ISI
SICI code
0172-8083(1994)25:4<336:AMGIIF>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The open reading frame in the first intron of the mitochondrial gene e ncoding subunit I of cytochrome c oxidase encodes a maturase and stimu lates homologous recombination in Escherichia coli. In this paper, we demonstrate that this intron is mobile in crosses, indicating that it also encodes an endonuclease. This is the first report on an intron wh ich possesses mobility and acts as a maturase.