Mitochondrial DNA as a genomic jigsaw puzzle

Science. 2007 Oct 19;318(5849):415. doi: 10.1126/science.1148033.

Abstract

In mitochondria of the unicellular eukaryote Diplonema, genes are systematically fragmented into small pieces that are encoded on separate chromosomes, transcribed individually, and then concatenated into contiguous messenger RNA molecules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blotting, Northern
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics*
  • Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
  • Eukaryota / genetics*
  • Eukaryota / metabolism
  • Genes, Mitochondrial
  • Genes, Protozoan
  • Genome, Protozoan*
  • Mitochondria / genetics*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA Editing
  • RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
  • RNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • RNA, Protozoan / metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial
  • DNA, Protozoan
  • RNA, Protozoan
  • Electron Transport Complex IV

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY686226
  • GENBANK/EU123536
  • GENBANK/EU123537
  • GENBANK/EU123538