Initial characterization of the genomic structure of the human mitochondrial elongation factor Ts gene / by Patrick C. Burr.

Author/creator Burr, Patrick C. author.
Other author Farwell, Mary A., degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of Biology.
Format Theses and dissertations
Production2002.
Description68 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Summary Mitochondria are highly specialized sub-cellular compartments that carry out a multitude of critical tasks within the eukaryotic cells in which they reside. Mitochondria have a number of interesting features including the presence of a separate and distinct genome that is replicated, transcribed and translated with substantial help from nuclear gene products. The human mitochondrial elongation factor Ts (EF-Ts) gene (TSFM) is such an example. The protein product of this gene operates during the elongation phase of mitochondrial protein synthesis. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the structure and function of this gene could lead to an understanding of the regulation of protein synthesis in the mitochondria. Here, I report the characterization of the partial structure of the human mitochondrial EF-Ts gene. This was achieved through the automated DNA sequencing and analysis of nearly 14.3 kilobasepairs of sequence data comprising the entire insert of a single lambda clone from a human genomic library.
General notePresented to the faculty of the Department of Biology.
General noteAdvisor: Mary Farwell
Dissertation noteM.S. East Carolina University 2002
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 55-56).
Genre/formdissertations.
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formAcademic theses.
Genre/formThèses et écrits académiques.

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