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 |
| Production | 2002. |
| Description | 68 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 note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of Biology. |
| General note | Advisor: Mary Farwell |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 2002 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-56). |
| Genre/form | dissertations. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
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