Artículo
Chloroplast genes transferred to the nuclear plant genome have adjusted to nuclear base composition and codon usage
Autor/es | Oliver, J.L.
Marín, A. Martínez Zapater, J.M. |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Genética |
Fecha de publicación | 1990 |
Fecha de depósito | 2017-04-10 |
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Resumen | During plant evolution, some plastid genes have been moved to the nuclear genome. These transferred genes are now correctly expressed in the nucleus, their products being transported into the chloroplast. We compared the ... During plant evolution, some plastid genes have been moved to the nuclear genome. These transferred genes are now correctly expressed in the nucleus, their products being transported into the chloroplast. We compared the base compositions, the distributions of some dinucleotides and codon usages of transferred, nuclear and chloroplast genes in two dicots and two monocots plant species. Our results indicate that transferred genes have adjusted to nuclear base composition and codon usage, being now more similar to the nuclear genes than to the chloroplast ones in every species analyzed. |
Agencias financiadoras | Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (DGICYT). España Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) |
Identificador del proyecto | PB87-0881
#7556 |
Cita | Oliver, J.L., Marín, A. y Martínez Zapater, J.M. (1990). Chloroplast genes transferred to the nuclear plant genome have adjusted to nuclear base composition and codon usage. Nucleic Acids Research, 18 (1), 65-73. |
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