Open AccessNuclear gene iojap conditions a programmed change to ribosome-less plastids in Zea mays
Author(s) -
Virginia Walbot,
E. H. Coe
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.76.6.2760
Subject(s) - zea mays , plastid , ribosome , biology , gene , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , agronomy , chloroplast , rna
The recessive nuclear geneiojap ofZea mays conditions a permanent, heritable deficiency in the ability of the plastid to differentiate.iojap -affected plastids contain a normal genome as evidenced by comparison of the restriction endonuclease digestion patterns of affected and normal plastids.iojap -affected plastids contain neither detectable ribosomes nor high molecular weight RNA; the affected plastids do not incorporate exogenous amino acids into protein. The lesion in plastid ribosome content occurs early in organ ontogeny becauseiojap -mediated albino stripes can occupy entire clones within affected leaves.