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Group II self-splicing introns in bacteria

J L Ferat1, F Michel

  • 1Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

Nature
|July 22, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Group II introns, essential for splicing, were found in cyanobacteria and proteobacteria, expanding their known distribution beyond organelles. This discovery supports their evolutionary link to nuclear spliceosomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Group II introns are catalytic RNA molecules involved in splicing, forming branched structures with a 2'-5' phosphodiester bond.
  • Their evolutionary link to the spliceosome machinery in eukaryotic nuclei is widely hypothesized.
  • The limited distribution of group II introns, primarily in organelle genomes, posed a challenge to this hypothesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the distribution of group II introns beyond organelle genomes.
  • To explore the evolutionary origins of spliceosomal components.
  • To provide evidence supporting the role of group II introns in the evolution of nuclear splicing.

Main Methods:

  • Sequence analysis of bacterial genomes.
  • In vitro self-splicing assays.

Main Results:

  • Discovery of group II introns in cyanobacteria and gamma-proteobacteria.
  • Demonstration of in vitro self-splicing activity for at least one newly discovered intron.
  • Expansion of the known phylogenetic and genomic distribution of group II introns.

Conclusions:

  • The presence of group II introns in cyanobacteria and proteobacteria supports their evolutionary link to chloroplasts and mitochondria, respectively.
  • This finding strengthens the hypothesis that group II introns or related molecules contributed to the evolution of the eukaryotic spliceosome.
  • The broader distribution challenges previous notions of group II introns being exclusively organellar.

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