Extensive RNA editing in transcripts from the PsbB operon and RpoA gene of plastids from the enigmatic moss Takakia lepidozioides

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2268-2274

  Sugita, Mamoru ^a   Miyata, Yuki ^a   Maruyama, Kaori ^a   Sugiura, Chika ^a   Arikawa, Tomotsugu ^b   Higuchi, Masanobu ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytidine to uridine conversion; Moss; Plastid; RNA editing; Takakia lepidozioides

Indexed keywords

CYTIDINE TO URIDINE CONVERSION; MOSS; PLASTIDS; RNA EDITING; TAKAKIA LEPIDOZIOIDES;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCONVERSION; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

CYTOLOGY;

CYTOCHROME B6F; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT DNA; PLANT RNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PLASTID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EDITING;

BASE SEQUENCE; BRYOPHYTA; CYTOCHROME B6F COMPLEX; DNA, PLANT; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PLASTIDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EDITING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANTHOCEROS; ANTHOCEROTOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; EMBRYOPHYTA; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; TAKAKIA (MOSS); TAKAKIA LEPIDOZIOIDES;

EID: 33749018798     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60204     Document Type: Article

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