Abstract
Previously we showed that the mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from Paramecium aurelia consists of a linear genome and that replication of this genome is initiated at one terminus and proceeds unidirectionally to the other terminus. Analyses of mitochondria from four closely related species (1, 4, 5, and 7) indicated that the species 1, 5, and 7 DNAs are essentially completely homologous but that the species 4 mitochondrial DNA is only 40 to 50% homologous with that from species 1. The major regions of homology are those containing the genes for ribosomal ribonucleic acid (RNA). To understand the replication and organization of the linear mitochondrial genome better, we compared species 1 (Paramecium primaurelia) and 4 (Paramecium tetraaurelia) DNAs with regard to restriction fragment mapping and homology between initiation regions; we also identified the sites of the genes for ribosomal RNA. In general, the structures of the species 1 and 4 mitochondrial genomes were quite similar. Each ribosomal RNA gene was present in one copy per genome, with the large ribosomal RNA gene located near the terminal region of replication and the small ribosomal RNA gene located more centrally. These two genes were separated by about 10 kilobases in the species 1 genome and by about 12 kilobases in the species 4 genome. In contrast to our previous findings, by using nonstringent hybridization conditions we detected homology between the species 1 and 4 DNA fragments containing the initiation regions. We constructed recombinant DNA clones for many fragments, especially those containing the initiation region and the ribosomal RNA genes. We also constructed restriction enzyme maps for six enzymes for both P. primaurelia and P. tetraaurelia.
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