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In wheat mitochondria, the gene coding for subunit 2 of the NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase (nad2) is divided into five exons located in two distant genomic regions. The first two exons of the gene, a and b, lie 22 kb downstream of exons c, d, and e, on the same DNA strand. All introns of nad2 are group II introns. A trans-splicing event is required to join exons b and c. It involves base pairing of the two precursor RNAs in the stem of domain IV of the intron. A gene coding for tRNATyr is located upstream of exon c. In addition to splicing processes, mRNA editing is also required for the correct expression of nad2. The mature mRNA is edited at 36 positions, distributed over its five exons, resulting in 28 codon modifications. Editing increases protein hydrophobicity and conservation.
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Received: 11 August 1997 / Accepted: 2 February 1998
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Morawala-Patell, V., Gualberto, J., Lamattina, L. et al. Cis- and trans-splicing and RNA editing are required for the expression of nad2 in wheat mitochondria. Mol Gen Genet 258, 503–511 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004380050761
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004380050761