A group I intron-like sequence in the nuclear small ribosomal subunit gene of the ophiostomatoid fungus Gondwanamyces proteae.
Mycol Res, 2003/12;107(Pt 12):1442-50.
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PMID: 15000245
Abstract
During a phylogenetic study of ophiostomatoid fungi, a group I intron-like sequence was noted in the SSU rDNA gene of Gondwanamyces proteae. Secondary structure and sequence characteristics assigned the intron to the I E class. We then examined 27 related Group I-like sequences deposited in GenBank, and as a result 15 additional and previously uncategorized I E rDNA introns were identified. This study, with other recent publications, suggests that the I E class might represent a major family of group I introns that are located within the nuclear SSU and, to some extent LSU, genes in fungi.
MeSH terms
Ascomycota; Base Sequence; Conserved Sequence; DNA, Fungal; Evolution, Molecular; Introns; Molecular Sequence Data; Nucleic Acid Conformation; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA
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