ISSN:
1617-4623
Keywords:
Cochliobolus heterostrophus race T disease
;
Maize cytoplasmic male sterility
;
Mitochondria
;
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary We asked whether the mitochondrial T-urf13 gene, associated with the male sterility phenotype of T cytoplasm in maize, can be expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and whether this expression can mimic the effects observed in maize. We introduced the universal code equivalent of the T-urf13 gene into the S. cerevisiae nucleus by transformation and directed its translation product into mitochondria by means of a fusion with the targeting presequence from Neurospora crassa ATPase subunit 9. We show that expression of the universal code equivalent of the T-urf13 gene in the yeast nucleus does indeed mimic its effects in maize: respiratory growth of yeast is inhibited, respiration-deficient cytoplasmic mutants accumulate and NADH oxidation of isolated mitochondria is uncoupled. All these effects are observed only if the mitochondrial targeting peptide and methomyl or HmT toxin are present.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00315793
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