ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
We cloned a gene encoding tRNAGlu of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. This gene contains the CCA sequence corresponding to the 3′-terminus of the mature tRNA. It is known that, like in eukaryal tRNAs, the CCA-termini of archaeal tRNAs are generally not encoded. Therefore, we analyzed all tRNA genes in the genome of Methanococcus jannaschii estimated by its whole genome sequence. Twenty-one of 37 listed tRNA genes contained the 3′-terminal CCA sequence. The corresponding M. jannaschii tRNAGlu gene does not contain the CCA sequence, although the tRNA sequences of the M. jannaschii and P. furiosus tRNAGlu genes are 86% identical.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb12911.x
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