PLEIOTROPIC MUTATIONS WITHIN 2 YEAST MITOCHONDRIAL CYTOCHROME GENES BLOCK MESSENGER-RNA PROCESSING

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作者
CHURCH, GM
SLONIMSKI, PP
GILBERT, W
机构
[1] CNRS,CTR GENET MOLEC,F-91190 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[2] UNIV PIERRE & MARIE CURIE,F-91190 GIF-SUR-YVETTE,FRANCE
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/0092-8674(79)90233-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The mRNAs from two yeast mitochondrial genes cob-box (cytochrome b) and oxi-3 (cytochrome oxidase 40,000 dalton subunit) are processed from large (7-10 kb) precursors. Certain mutations in each gene block the maturation of the RNAs from both genes at a variety of specific steps. The pleiotropic cytochrome b mutants seem to lack a functional trans-acting RNA required for the processing of both messengers. In contrast, the oxi-3 mutants may act by producing an activity that inhibits specific steps. © 1979.
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页码:1209 / 1215
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