Structural analysis of leucine, lysine and tryptophan mitochondrial tRNA of nesting turtles <i>Caretta caretta</i> (Testudines: Chelonioidea) in the Colombian Caribbean.

ABSTRACT: The understanding of the functional properties of mitochondrial transfer RNA (mt tRNAs) depend on the knowledge of its structure. tRNA acts as an interface between polynucleotides and polypeptides thus, they are key molecules in protein biosynthesis. The tRNA molecule has a functional design and, given its importance in the translation of mitochondrial genes, it is plausible that modifications of the structure can affect the synthesis of proteins and the functional properties of the mitochondria. In a previous work, the mitochondrial genome of an individual of the nesting Caretta caretta of the Colombian Caribbean was obtained, where specific mutations were identified in the only tRNA^{Leu (CUN)}, tRNA^Trp and tRNA^Lys genes. In order to analyze the effec

SUBMITTER: Infante-Rojas H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7306221 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature