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Complex RNA metabolism in the chloroplast: an update on the psbB operon

Journal Article · · Planta
 [1];  [2]
  1. Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Munich (Germany). Dept. Biology I. Plant Molecular Biology (Botany); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Joint BioEnergy Inst. Feedstocks Division; OSTI
  2. Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Munich (Germany). Dept. Biology I. Plant Molecular Biology (Botany)
Expression of most plastid genes involves multiple post-transcriptional processing events, such as splicing, editing, and intercistronic processing. The latter involves the formation of mono-, di-, and multicistronic transcripts, which can further be regulated by differential stability and expression. The plastid pentacistronic psbB transcription unit has been well characterized in vascular plants. It encodes the subunits CP47 (psbB), T (psbT), and H (psbH) of photosystem II as well as cytochrome b6 (petB) and subunit IV (petD) of the cytochrome b6f complex. Each of the petB and petD genes contains a group II intron, which is spliced during post-transcriptional modification. The small subunit of photosystem II, PsbN, is encoded in the intercistronic region between psbH and psbT but is transcribed in the opposite direction. Expression of the psbB gene cluster necessitates different processing events along with numerous newly evolved specificity factors conferring stability to many of the processed RNA transcripts, and thus exemplarily shows the complexity of RNA metabolism in the chloroplast.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1816014
Journal Information:
Planta, Journal Name: Planta Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 237; ISSN 0032-0935
Publisher:
SpringerCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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