The BamHI site in the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of Mungbean ribosomal RNA gene is partially methylated |
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Authors: | Ajay Saini T Gopala Krishna K Sreenivasulu Reddy Narendra Jawali |
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Institution: | (1) Molecular Biology and Agriculture Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 085, India;(2) Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 085, India |
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Abstract: | The 18s-5.8s-25s ribosomal gene (18s-25s rDNA) in higher plants is present in multiple copies, on different chromosomes, as
tandemly repeated units. Among the multiple BamHI sites that occur in the repeat unit, only the site in the middle of the 25s rRNA coding region is methylated in most cereals
and pulses. BamHI restriction enzyme analyses of the mungbean 18s-25s rDNA showed the presence of two populations. Nearly 50% of the 18s-25s
rDNA population had BamHI site situated in the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS-BamHI) resistant to cleavage by BamHI. The amplified ITS fragment was completely digestible by BamHI showing that partial cleavage by BamHI is not due to variation in the recognition sequence but most probably due to methylation. The complete cleavage of the ITS-BamHI site by BstYI that recognizes BamHI site but is insensitive to methylation confirms that the ITS-BamHI site is methylated. Methylation is probably due to the presence of a guanosine residue adjacent to the 3′ cytosine in the
recognition sequence.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | BamHI ITS region methylation rRNA genes Vigna radiata |
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