| Literature DB >> 3129199 |
P E Montandon1, A Vasserot, E Stutz.
Abstract
We retrieved a 1.6 kbp intron separating two exons of the psb C gene which codes for the 44 kDa reaction center protein of photosystem II. This intron is 3 to 4 times the size of all previously sequenced Euglena gracilis chloroplast introns. It contains an open reading frame of 458 codons potentially coding for a basic protein of 54 kDa of yet unknown function. The intron boundaries follow consensus sequences established for chloroplast introns related to class II and nuclear pre-mRNA introns. Its 3'-terminal segment has structural features similar to class II mitochondrial introns with an invariant base A as possible branch point for lariat formation.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3129199 DOI: 10.1007/bf00389423
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Genet ISSN: 0172-8083 Impact factor: 3.886