The Mitochondrial Genome of Higher Plants: Gene Expression Regulation

Byline: I. B. Khvorostov (1), M. K. Ivanov (1), G. M. Dymshits (1) Keywords: mitochondrial genome; recombination; transcription; expression regulation Abstract: The multistep regulation of mitochondrial gene expression in higher plants is considered. Data are summarized that concern the structure and function of the transcription system, posttranscriptional changes in the mRNA structure, and other levels of expression regulation. Author Affiliation: (1) Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia Article History: Registration Date: 09/10/2004