Architecture and Distribution of Introns in Core Genes of Four Fusarium Species.

ABSTRACT: Removal of introns from transcribed RNA represents a crucial step during the production of mRNA in eukaryotes. Available whole-genome sequences and expressed sequence tags (ESTs) have increased our knowledge of this process and revealed various commonalities among eukaryotes. However, certain aspects of intron structure and diversity are taxon-specific, which can complicate the accuracy of in silico gene prediction methods. Using core genes, we evaluated the distribution and architecture of Fusarium circinatum spliceosomal introns, and linked these characteristics to the accuracy of the predicted gene models of the genome of this fungus. We also evaluated intron distribution and architecture in F. verticillioides, F. oxysporum, and F. graminearum, and mad

SUBMITTER: Phasha MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5677156 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature