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Wheat phospboglycerate kinase: evidence for recombination between toe genes for the chloroplastic and cytosolk enzymes

Year: 1989

Type: article

Abstract: We have isolated and sequenced cDNA clones containing the entire coding region of both the chloroplast and cytosolic versions of phosphoglycerate kinase from wheat. Comparison of these sequences reveals a higher than expected level of similarity between the nucleic acids and encoded proteins. Analysis of this data in relation to that for phosphoglycerate kinase sequences of mammals, prokaryotes and yeasts suggests that the wheat genes have recombined. This has resulted in the chloroplast and cytosolic kinases being more similar to each other than would be expected if the chloroplast enzyme had evolved directly from that of a prokaryotic progenitor.

Source: Nucleic Acids Research

DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.16.6569

Authors: Marian Longstaff, Christine A. Raines, Eileen M. McMorrow, J.William Bradbeer, Tristan A. Dyer

Institutions: University of Cambridge, King's College London

Language: English

Topic: Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2017309631

FWCI: 2.578

Cites: 32

Cited by: 70

Related to: 10