Raghavan Rahul, Hicks Linda D, Minnick Michael F
Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA.
J Bacteriol. 2009 Jun;191(12):4044-6. doi: 10.1128/JB.00359-09. Epub 2009 Apr 17.
Cbu.L1917, a group I intron present in the 23S rRNA gene of Coxiella burnetii, possesses a unique 3'-terminal adenine in place of a conserved guanine. Here, we show that, unlike all other group I introns, Cbu.L1917 utilizes a different cofactor for each splicing step and has a decreased self-splicing rate in vitro.
Cbu.L1917是存在于伯氏考克斯氏体23S rRNA基因中的I组内含子,其3'-末端有一个独特的腺嘌呤取代了保守的鸟嘌呤。在此,我们表明,与所有其他I组内含子不同,Cbu.L1917在每个剪接步骤中使用不同的辅因子,并且在体外自剪接率降低。