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Extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA of Didymium iridis: sequence analysis of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene and sub-telomeric region

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The ribosomal DNA of the myxomycete Didymium iridis is organized as extrachromosomal linear molecules of about 20 kb, containing only one transcription unit of the ribosomal RNA genes. We have determined the sequence of the large subunit ribosomal RNA (LSU rRNA) gene as well as the sub-telomeric and telomeric regions. The LSU rRNA gene was found to encode a 3857 nucleotide-long LSU rRNA, interrupted by a transcribed spacer and two group I introns. A complete secondary structure model of D. iridis LSU rRNA has been constructed. The compact sub-telomeric region of D. iridis rDNA was found to contain several directly repeated sequence elements that include the simple telomere motif TTAGGG. Based on pairwise comparisons of LSU rRNA sequences, the time of divergence between the two myxomycete genera Didymium and Physarum was estimated.

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    Steinar Johansen, Terje Johansen & Finn Haugli

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Johansen, S., Johansen, T. & Haugli, F. Extrachromosomal ribosomal DNA of Didymium iridis: sequence analysis of the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene and sub-telomeric region. Curr Genet 22, 305–312 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317926

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