tRNAs of Trypanosoma brucei. Unusual gene organization and mitochondrial importation.
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tRNAs in Trypanosoma brucei: genomic organization, expression, and mitochondrial import.
The mitochondrial genome of Trypanosoma brucei does not encode tRNAs. Consequently, all mitochondrial tRNAs are imported from the cytosol and originate from nucleus-encoded genes. Analysis of all currently available T. brucei sequences revealed that its genome carries 50 tRNA genes representing 40 different isoacceptors. The identified set is expected to be nearly complete since all but four co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)55271-6