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Insertion of an LrDNA gene fragment and of filler DNA at a mitochondrial exon-intron junction in Podospora.

Nucleic acids research ·Vol. 18 ·No. 4 ·1990-02-25 ·Pages 779-83

Sainsard-Chanet A, Begel O

Abstract

A rearrangement of the mitochondrial genome of a long lived mutant of Podospora anserina is presented. It consists in the insertion of 191 bp of the LrDNA gene (coding for the large ribosomal RNA) at the junction between exon1 and intron alpha of gene co1 (coding for subunit 1 of cytochrome oxidase). This insertion is accompanied by a 53 bp deletion of the junction and the presence of extra A and T nucleotides at both sides of the inserted sequence. We discuss possible mechanisms of production of this rearrangement. The presence of extra nucleotides at the recombination junctions suggests that it may pass through a stage of free DNA ends originating from a DNA break at the junction between exon1 and intron alpha of gene co1. The possibility that such a DNA break plays a major role in the instability of the mitochondrial genome is envisaged.

MeSH Terms
Ascomycota/genetics Base Sequence Blotting, Southern Cloning, Molecular DNA Transposable Elements DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics DNA, Ribosomal/genetics Exons Genes, Fungal Introns Molecular Sequence Data Mutation Restriction Mapping Xylariales/genetics
Chemicals
DNA Transposable Elements DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, Ribosomal
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Sainsard-Chanet A
Centre de Genetique Moleculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Gif sur Yvette, France.
Begel O
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Article Info
Journal
Nucleic acids research
Abbr.
Nucleic Acids Res
ISSN
0305-1048
Published
1990-02-25
Pages
779-83
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0411011
PMCID
PMC330327
Subset
IM
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