Localization, sequence and expression of the gene coding for tRNA(Pro) (UGG) in plant mitochondria

P Runeberg-Roos; J M Grienenberger; P Guillemaut; L Marechal; V Gruber; J H Weil

doi:10.1007/BF00166460

Localization, sequence and expression of the gene coding for tRNA(Pro) (UGG) in plant mitochondria

Plant Mol Biol. 1987 May;9(3):237-46. doi: 10.1007/BF00166460.

Authors

P Runeberg-Roos¹, J M Grienenberger, P Guillemaut, L Marechal, V Gruber, J H Weil

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Biochimie, IBMC, Université Louis Pasteur, 15 rue Descartes, F-67084, Strasbourg Cedex, France.

PMID: 24276972
DOI: 10.1007/BF00166460

Abstract

The four Sal I fragments of wheat mitochondrial DNA containing the 18S and 5S ribosomal RNA genes were screened for the presence of tRNA genes. Upon sequencing, a tRNA(Pro) (UGG) gene was found in two of these four fragments. The localization of the corresponding gene on the maize mitochondrial genome was established. Transcriptional studies have shown that this gene is transcribed in wheat and maize mitochondria. The sequence of the corresponding tRNA(Pro) (UGG) of bean mitochondria was determined using in vitro post-labeling techniques.