Synchronization of cytoplasmic and transferred mitochondrial ribosomal protein gene expression in land plants is linked to <it>Telo</it>-box motif enrichment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chloroplasts and mitochondria evolved from the endosymbionts of once free-living eubacteria, and they transferred most of their genes to the host nuclear genome during evolution. The mechanisms used by plants to coordinate the expres...

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Main Authors: Zhu Xin-Guang, Wang Zhuo, Liu Lei, Wang Yu, Wang Jie, Ma Xiaotu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/161

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