Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant Mitochondria
Mitochondria are important organelles that provide energy for the life of cells. Group II introns are usually found in the mitochondrial genes of land plants. Correct splicing of group II introns is critical to mitochondrial gene expression, mitochondrial biological function, and plant growth and de...
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| description | Mitochondria are important organelles that provide energy for the life of cells. Group II introns are usually found in the mitochondrial genes of land plants. Correct splicing of group II introns is critical to mitochondrial gene expression, mitochondrial biological function, and plant growth and development. Ancestral group II introns are self-splicing ribozymes that can catalyze their own removal from pre-RNAs, while group II introns in land plant mitochondria went through degenerations in RNA structures, and thus they lost the ability to self-splice. Instead, splicing of these introns in the mitochondria of land plants is promoted by nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded proteins. Many proteins involved in mitochondrial group II intron splicing have been characterized in land plants to date. Here, we present a summary of research progress on mitochondrial group II intron splicing in land plants, with a major focus on protein splicing factors and their probable functions on the splicing of mitochondrial group II introns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74b1931492714973923e025b6d0aaa7b2024-02-23T15:17:44ZengMDPI AGGenes2073-44252024-01-0115217610.3390/genes15020176Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant MitochondriaXiulan Li0Yueshui Jiang1School of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, ChinaMitochondria are important organelles that provide energy for the life of cells. Group II introns are usually found in the mitochondrial genes of land plants. Correct splicing of group II introns is critical to mitochondrial gene expression, mitochondrial biological function, and plant growth and development. Ancestral group II introns are self-splicing ribozymes that can catalyze their own removal from pre-RNAs, while group II introns in land plant mitochondria went through degenerations in RNA structures, and thus they lost the ability to self-splice. Instead, splicing of these introns in the mitochondria of land plants is promoted by nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded proteins. Many proteins involved in mitochondrial group II intron splicing have been characterized in land plants to date. Here, we present a summary of research progress on mitochondrial group II intron splicing in land plants, with a major focus on protein splicing factors and their probable functions on the splicing of mitochondrial group II introns.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/2/176group II intronplant mitochondriaRNA splicingprotein splicing factorRNA structure |
| spellingShingle | Xiulan Li Yueshui Jiang Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant Mitochondria Genes group II intron plant mitochondria RNA splicing protein splicing factor RNA structure |
| title | Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant Mitochondria |
| title_full | Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant Mitochondria |
| title_fullStr | Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant Mitochondria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant Mitochondria |
| title_short | Research Progress of Group II Intron Splicing Factors in Land Plant Mitochondria |
| title_sort | research progress of group ii intron splicing factors in land plant mitochondria |
| topic | group II intron plant mitochondria RNA splicing protein splicing factor RNA structure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/2/176 |
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