Rep-PCR Identifies Both Inter- and Intra-Specific Mitochondrial Genome Differences in Carthamus
Mitochondria are derived from ancient prokaryotic endosymbionts, and their genomes exhibit similarities to prokaryote genomes. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the molecular techniques suitable for distinguishing prokaryotic genomes could also be used to assess mitochondrial diversity. The rep-PC...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Plant molecular biology reporter 2013-10, Vol.31 (5), p.1150-1156 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Mitochondria are derived from ancient prokaryotic endosymbionts, and their genomes exhibit similarities to prokaryote genomes. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the molecular techniques suitable for distinguishing prokaryotic genomes could also be used to assess mitochondrial diversity. The rep-PCR (repetitive element palindromic-PCR) technique, based on the repetitive sequences found in bacterial genomes, has been used extensively for identifying and distinguishing bacterial strains. This study was undertaken to evaluate the utility of rep-PCR for identifying mitochondrial (mt) genome diversity in safflower (
Carthamus tinctorius
L.) and its wild relatives. Using three sets of commonly used primers, BOX, ERIC and REP, both inter-specific and intra-specific mt genome diversities in
Carthamus
were identified. To confirm that the amplicons obtained with rep-PCR were derived from mitochondrial genomes, we cloned and sequenced six randomly chosen bands from rep-PCR gels and demonstrated that the amplified products were mitochondrial-genome-specific. The advantages of rep-PCR in assessing chondriome variability are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0735-9640 1572-9818 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11105-013-0580-5 |