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. 1997 Sep;179(17):5625–5627. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.17.5625-5627.1997

A nuclear genetic lesion affecting Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial translation is complemented by a homologous Bacillus gene.

S I Kim 1, N Stange-Thomann 1, O Martins 1, K W Hong 1, D Söll 1, T D Fox 1
PMCID: PMC179443  PMID: 9287027

Abstract

A novel Bacillus gene was isolated and characterized. It encodes a homolog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pet112p, a protein that has no characterized relative and is dispensable for cell viability but required for mitochondrial translation. Expression of the Bacillus protein in yeast, modified to ensure mitochondrial targeting, partially complemented the phenotype of the pet112-1 mutation, demonstrating a high degree of evolutionary conservation for this as yet unidentified component of translation.

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