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A part of the tRNA(Leu)(UAA) gene containing a 240-nucleotide group I intron was amplified by PCR from cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 6301 genomic DNA. The pre-tRNA synthesized from the cloned PCR product was efficiently self-spliced in vitro under physiological conditions. The gene encoding the tRNA(Leu)(UAA), trnL-UAA, was isolated from a Synechococcus PCC 6301 genomic library and the nucleotide sequence of a 2,167-bp portion was determined. The trnL-UAA consists of a 34-bp 5' exon, a 240-bp group I intron and a 50-bp 3' exon. In addition, three open reading frames (ORF1, ORF2 and ORF3) were found in the 5' and 3' flanking regions of trnL-UAA. The predicted protein sequence of ORF3, which is located 74-bp upstream from trnL-UAA on the opposite strand, shows 66.2% amino acid identity to that of the Synechocystis PCC 6803 gene encoding subunit L of NADH dehydrogenase (ndhL).
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PMID:Genes encoding the group I intron-containing tRNA(Leu) and subunit L of NADH dehydrogenase from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 6301. 758 50

The complete nucleotide sequence (119,707 bp) of the black pine (Pinus thunbergii) chloroplast genome has been determined. It contains 4 rRNA genes and 32 tRNA genes. To our knowledge, the tRNAPro (GGG) gene has not been found in any other chloroplast genome analyzed. Sixty-one genes encoding proteins and 11 conserved open reading frames are also found. Extensive rearrangements are apparent in the chloroplast genome relative to those of other land plants. The most striking feature is the loss of all 11 functional genes (ndh genes) for subunits of a putative NADH dehydrogenase that are found in the chloroplast genomes of angiosperms and a bryophyte. Four ndh genes were completely lost and the other 7 genes remain as obvious pseudogenes. This unexpected finding raises the possibility that all ndh genes have been transferred to the nucleus or that an NADH dehydrogenase is not essential in black pine chloroplasts.
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PMID:Loss of all ndh genes as determined by sequencing the entire chloroplast genome of the black pine Pinus thunbergii. 793 93

Analysis of transcript accumulation and splicing in plastids of four nuclear mutants of barley revealed that the ribosomal protein L2 (rpl2) gene transcripts containing a group II intron remained entirely unspliced, whereas the intron of the ribosomal protein L16 (rpl16) gene (linked with the rpl2 gene in the same operon) was removed in the mutant plastids. Also, the transcripts of other genes containing group II introns (ribosomal protein S16 gene, rps16; NADH dehydrogenase ND2 gene, ndhB; cytochrome f gene, petD; and intron-containing reading frame 170, irf170) and of the tRNA for leucine, trnL (UAA), possessing the only chloroplast group I intron, were found to be spliced. The mutants used in this investigation are considered to be nonallelic; this excludes the possibility that a single nuclear gene is responsible for the impaired splicing of rpl2 transcripts. The mutants, however, have a severe deficiency in chloroplast ribosomes in common; this deficiency is evident from the lack of the essential ribosomal protein L2 and from an extremely low steady state level of plastid rRNAs. From these results, we conclude that a functioning translational apparatus of the organelle is a prerequisite for splicing of the chloroplast rpl2 class II intron but not for splicing of at least five other group II intron-containing transcripts. This provides genetic evidence for a chloroplast DNA-encoded component (e.g., a maturase) involved in the splicing of rpl2 pre-mRNA.
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PMID:Inefficient rpl2 splicing in barley mutants with ribosome-deficient plastids. 799 78

We have sequenced a segment of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of a crustacean, the brine shrimp, Artemia salina, that includes 3' end-proximal regions of the genes for subunit 1 of the NADH dehydrogenase complex (ND1) and cytochrome b (Cyt b). From our data we conclude that in this mtDNA, as in the mtDNAs of Drosophila species, a tRNA(Ser)(UCN) gene separates the ND1 and Cyt b genes. This is contrary to an earlier report that the A. salina ND1 and Cyt b genes are immediately adjacent to each other.
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PMID:A tRNA(Ser)(UCN) gene in Artemia salina mitochondrial DNA: a case of mistaken identity. 825 41

Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation was determined in 46 sedentary young adult males who took part in ergocycle endurance training programs in two laboratories to assess whether mitochondrial DNA variants were associated with individual differences in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and its response to training. VO2max was obtained from a progressive ergocycle test to exhaustion. White blood cell mitochondrial DNA was characterized with the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique using 22 restriction enzymes and human mitochondrial DNA as a probe for hybridization. Multiple mitochondrial DNA variants were detected with 15 of the enzymes. Some subjects exhibited many RFLPs, while others showed no variation. These RFLPs (morphs) were generated by base substitutions located in gene regions coding for mitochondrial proteins as well as in the noncoding regions. Carriers of three mitochondrial DNA morphs, two in the subunit 5 of the NADH dehydrogenase gene and one in the tRNA for threonine, had a VO2max (ml.kg-1.min-1) in the untrained state significantly higher than noncarriers, while carriers of one mitochondrial DNA morph in subunit 2 of NADH dehydrogenase had a lower initial VO2max. Endurance training increased VO2max by a mean of 0.5 l of O2, with individual differences ranging from gains of 0.06 to 1.03. After adjustment for training site and initial VO2max, a lower response was observed for three carriers of a variant in subunit 5 of the NADH dehydrogenase detected with HincII (mean gain of 0.28 l; P < 0.05). These results suggest that sequence variation in mitochondrial DNA may contribute to individual difference in VO2max and its response to training.
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PMID:Mitochondrial DNA sequence polymorphism, VO2max, and response to endurance training. 835 Jun 96

The complete 27,694-bp mitochondrial (mt) DNA sequence of Hansenula wingei, which is a typical budding yeast and contains circular mitochondrial DNA, has been determined. The mt sequence contains genes encoding large and small ribosomal RNAs, 25 tRNAs, three subunits of cytochrome c oxidase (subunits 1, 2 and 3), three subunits of ATPase (subunits 6, 8 and 9), apocytochrome b, seven subunits of NADH dehydrogenase (subunits 1, 2, 3, 4, 4L, 5 and 6), and a ribosomal protein, VAR1. The VAR1 gene is considered to be a typical yeast type. This is consistent with data on DNA and the deduced amino-acid sequence homology comparisons of genes ubiquitous in yeast and fungi. However, we have identified seven genes encoding NADH dehydrogenase subunits, which are not found in other yeast mitochondrial genomes, thus placing the H. wingei mitochondrial genome in a unique position. In addition the H. wingei mitochondrial genome also encodes one tRNA pseudogene and one short unidentified ORF. The genome is compact with only two introns both of which contain an ORF. One intron lies in the large rRNA gene while the other is situated in the cytochrome c oxidase subunit-1 gene. The conserved nonanucleotide motif (A/T)TATAAG (T/A)(A/T), which is a transcription start signal in Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria, has also been found in the H. wingei mitochondrial genome. The codon assignments for ATA and CTN in H. wingei mitochondria are different from those in S. cerevisiae mitochondria. These results indicate a unique and novel structure for the H. wingei mitochondrial genome in terms of characteristics which are typical for both yeast and for filamentous fungi. This is the first complete mt DNA sequence report in yeast.
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PMID:The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of Hansenula wingei reveals new characteristics of yeast mitochondria. 853 12

We previously identified a chloroplast-derived (ct-derived) sequence of 32 base pairs (bp) in rice mitochondrial DNA that includes a part (30 bp; psitrnI) of a gene for isoleucine tRNA (CAU) of the chloroplast. Analyzing the ct-derived psitrnI, we found that an open reading frame (orf240), which was homologous to the gene for a subunit of an ATP-binding cassette-type (ABC-type) heme transporter, namely helC, of Rhodobacter capsulatus, and a gene for subunit 6 of NADH dehydrogenase (nad6) were located upstream of and downstream from the ct-derived psitrnI, respectively. Northern-blot hybridization and analysis by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revealed that both orf240 and nad6 were co-transcribed in rice mitochondria. An analysis of PCR-amplified fragments of the region of orf240/nad6 from the DNA of some Gramineae suggests that the arrangement of orf240/nad6 was generated in the mitochondrial genome of the genus Oryza during evolution after its divergence from the other Gramineae. Most of the transcripts of orf240 are edited, with a change from cytidine to uridine, at 35 positions. Editing of the RNA changes 33 amino-acid residues among the 240 encoded amino-acid residues, suggesting that the orf240 gene is functional in rice mitochondria.
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PMID:The gene for a subunit of an ABC-type heme transporter is transcribed together with the gene for subunit 6 of NADH dehydrogenase in rice mitochondria. 862 18

A method involving denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was developed to detect mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphisms in human peripheral T-lymphocytes. DGGE analysis of 100- to 200-bp sequences of low melting temperature domains within the origin/membrane attachment site, NADH dehydrogenase subunit I, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and two overlapping regions of the tRNA glycine/NADH dehydrogenase subunit III sequences was performed to identify sequence variants at these sites in a human B-cell line TK6 and T-cells from four individuals. A T --> C transition at position 16519 in the origin/membrane attachment site in the TK6 cell line and the T-cells from one individual was found. A sequence variant resulting in a G --> A transition at position 9966 in the tRNA glycine/NADH dehydrogenase III was identified in another individual. This method should be useful for the rapid screening of polymorphisms in a large number of samples.
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PMID:Screening for human mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. 869 53

The nucleotide sequence of the regions flanking the A+T region of Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been determined. Included are the genes encoding the transfer RNAs for valine, isoleucine, glutamine and methionine, the small ribosomal RNA and the 5'-coding sequences of the large ribosomal RNA and NADH dehydrogenase subunit II. This completes the nucleotide sequence of the D. melanogaster mitochondrial genome. The circular mtDNA of D. melanogaster varies in size among different populations largely due to length differences in the control region (Fauron & Wolstenholme, 1976; Fauron & Wolstenholme, 1980a, b); the mtDNA region we have sequenced, combined with those sequenced by others, yields a composite genome that is 19,517 bp in length as compared to 16,019 bp for the mtDNA of D. yakuba. D. melanogaster mtDNA exhibits an extreme bias in base composition; it comprises 82.2% deoxyadenylate and thymidylate residues as compared to 78.6% in D. yakuba mtDNA. All genes encoded in the mtDNA of both species are in identical locations and orientations. Nucleotide substitution analysis reveals that tRNA and rRNA genes evolve at less than half the rate of protein coding genes.
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PMID:Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial DNA: completion of the nucleotide sequence and evolutionary comparisons. 882 64

We report the sequence of a 23,002 bp fragment located on the right arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VII. Analysis of this region revealed 14 complete open reading frames (ORFs) wit more than 300 base pairs. Six of them correspond to previously known genes. G7164 is the QCR9 gene coding for subunit 9 of the cytochrome c reductase; G7168 is UBR1, encoding an ubiquitin protein ligase; G7522 is the TYS1 gene, which encodes for the tyrosyl tRNA synthetase; G7526 is TFG1, the gene coding for the RNA polymerase transcription initiation factor TFIIF (factor G); G7538 is the gene HGH1 which encodes a protein related to the mammalian HMG1 and HMG2 proteins. G7542 is the BUB1 gene which encodes a ser/thr protein kinase involved in spindle assembly during the cell cycle. One of the ORFs, G7553, shares significant homologies with the gene UTR2 from S. cerevisiae. None of the seven remaining ORFs shows similarity to any of the sequences within the public databases. Three ORFs are internal ORFs of the above-described known genes, and two small ORFs are completely contained in larger ORFs on the complementary strand, and therefore probably do not correspond to real genes. This region also contains three genes specifying tRNAs for Leu, Lys and Trp, and several LTR elements.
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PMID:DNA sequence analysis of a 23,002 bp DNA fragment of the right arm of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VII. 913 39


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