A single integrated gene for ribosomal RNA in a eucaryote, Tetrahymena pyriformis. |
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Authors: | M C Yao J G Gall |
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Institution: | Department of Biology Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 06520 USA |
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Abstract: | The macronucleus of the protozoan, Tetrahymena, is known to contain multiple rRNA genes which are not linked to the chromosomes. Here we present evidence that the germinal micronucleus of this organism contains a single gene for rRNA integrated into the chromosomal DNA. Unlike the extrachromosomal copies of the macronucleus, which are composed of a pair of reversely repeated sequences (a palindrome), the integrated copy of rDNA is nonrepetitive or half the size of the extrachromosomal rDNA. Furthermore, we have failed to detect such an integrated copy of rDNA in the macronucleus. The implications of these observations for the amplification and evolution of rDNA are discussed. |
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