Transfer RNA modifications and genes for modifying enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In all domains of life, transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules contain modified nucleosides. Modifications to tRNAs affect their coding capacity and influence codon-anticodon interactions. Nucleoside modification deficiencies have a diverse range of effects, from decreased virulence in bacteria, neural system disease in human, and gene expression and stress response changes in plants. The purpose of this study was to identify genes involved in tRNA modification in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, to understand the function of nucleoside modifications in plant growth and development.

Results

In this study, we established a method for analyzing modified nucleosides in tRNAs from the model plant species, Arabidopsis thaliana and hybrid aspen (Populus tremula × tremuloide

SUBMITTER: Chen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2956550 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature