The ori sequences of the mitochondrial genome of a wild-type yeast strain: number,location, orientation and structure |
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Authors: | Miklos de Zamaroczy Godeleine Faugeron-Fonty Giuseppe Baldacci Regina Goursot Giorgio Bernardi |
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Institution: | Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Institut Jacques Monod. 2, Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris France Tel. (1)329-58-24; (1)336-25-25, ext. 41.01 |
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Abstract: | We have investigated the number, the location, the orientation and the structure of the seven ori sequences present in the mitochondrial genome of a wild-type strain, A, of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These homologous sequences are formed by three G + C-rich clusters. A, B and C, and by four A + T-rich stretches. Two of the latter, p and s, are located between clusters A and B; one, l between clusters B and C; and one r, either immediately follows cluster C (in ori 3–7), or is separated from it by an additional A + T-rich stretch, r', (in ori 1 and ori 2). The most remarkable differences among ori sequences concern the presence of two additional G + C-rich clusters,β and γ, which are inserted in sequence l of ori 4 and 6 and in the middle of sequence r of ori 4,6 and 7, respectively. Neglecting clusters /gb and γ and stretch r', the length of on sequences is 280 ± 1 bp, and that of the l stretch 200 ± 1 bp. Hairpin structures can be formed by the whole A-B region, by clusters β and γ, and (in ori 2–6) by a short AT sequence, lp, immediately preceding cluster /gb. An overall tertiary folding of ori sequences can be obtained. Some structural features of ori sequences are shared by the origins of replication of the heavy strands of the mitochondrial genomes of mammalian cells. |
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Keywords: | petite mutation autonomously replicating sequence bp base pairs EtBr ethidium bromide kb 1000 bp ORF open reading frame |
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