Chloroplast genes transferred to the nuclear plant genome have adjusted to nuclear base composition and codon usage

  1. Oliver, J.L. 3
  2. Marin, Antonio 13
  3. Martinez-Zapater, J.M. 23
  1. 1 Universidad de Sevilla
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    Universidad de Sevilla

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03yxnpp24

  2. 2 Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
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    Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/011q66e29

  3. 3 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

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Revista:
Nucleic Acids Research

ISSN: 0305-1048

Año de publicación: 1990

Volumen: 18

Número: 1

Páginas: 65-73

Tipo: Artículo

PMID: 2308837 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-0025174081 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Nucleic Acids Research

Resumen

During plant evolution, some plastid genes have been moved to the nuclear genome. These transferred genes are now correctly expressed in the nucleus, their products being transported into the chloroplast. We compared the base compositions, the distributions of some dinucleotides and codon usages of transferred, nuclear and chloroplast genes in two dicots and two monocots plant species. Our results indicate that transferred genes have adjusted to nuclear base composition and codon usage, being now more similar to the nuclear genes than to the chloroplast ones in every species analyzed.