Molecular evolution of pentatricopeptide repeat genes reveals truncation in species lacking an editing target and structural domains under distinct selective pressures

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are required for numerous RNA processing events in plant organelles including C-to-U editing, splicing, stabilization, and cleavage. Fifteen PPR proteins are known to be required for RNA editin...

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Main Authors: Hayes Michael L, Giang Karolyn, Mulligan R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
PPR
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/66