ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Key wordsEuglena
;
Chloroplast
;
Group II intron
;
Evolution
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract 82 of the 155 chloroplast introns in Euglena gracilis have been categorized as group II introns. Because they are shorter and more divergent than group II introns from other organisms, the assignment of these Euglena introns to the group II class has been questioned. In the current study, two homologs of E. gracilispetB intron 1 and four homologs of psbC intron 2 have been isolated from related species and characterized. Based on a comparative sequence analysis of intron homologs, the intron core and four of the six helical domains present in the canonical group II intron structural model are conserved in E. gracilispetB intron 1 and psbC intron 2 and all of their homologs. Distal portions of domain I, which are involved in most of the tertiary interactions, are less well conserved than the central core.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004380050622
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