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Extensive loss of translational genes in the structurally dynamic mitochondrial genome of the angiosperm Silene latifolia

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    SYSNO ASEP0350206
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleExtensive loss of translational genes in the structurally dynamic mitochondrial genome of the angiosperm Silene latifolia
    Author(s) Sloan, D.B. (US)
    Alverson, A.J. (US)
    Štorchová, Helena (UEB-Q) RID, ORCID
    Palmer, J.D. (US)
    Taylor, D.R. (US)
    Source TitleBMC Evolutionary Biology. - : BioMed Central - ISSN 1471-2148
    Roč. 10, č. 274 (2010), s. 1-15
    Number of pages15 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    KeywordsMitochondrial genome ; Silene latifolia ; gene transfer
    Subject RIVEB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology
    R&D ProjectsME09035 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    LC06004 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    CEZAV0Z50380511 - UEB-Q (2005-2011)
    UT WOS000282769300001
    DOI10.1186/1471-2148-10-274
    AnnotationIn this study, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome sequence from a member of this family, Silene latifolia. The genome can be mapped as a 253,413 bp circle, but its structure is complicated by a large repeated region that is present in 6 copies. Active recombination among these copies produces a suite of alternative genome configurations that appear to be at or near “recombinational equilibrium”. The genome contains the fewest genes of any angiosperm mitochondrial genome sequenced to date, with intact copies of only 25 of the 41 protein genes inferred to be present in the common ancestor of all angiosperms. Ribosomal proteins have been especially prone to gene loss in the S. latifolia lineage. The genome has also experienced a major reduction in tRNA gene content, including loss of functional tRNAs of both native and chloroplast origin. In addition, genes encoding 18S and, especially, 5S rRNA exhibit exceptional divergence relative to other plants.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Experimental Botany
    ContactDavid Klier, knihovna@ueb.cas.cz, Tel.: 220 390 469
    Year of Publishing2011
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