title: GTG as translation initiation codon in the apocytochrome b gene of sunflower mitochondria.
abstract: Sunflower mitochondrial DNA contains a single copy of the cob gene. The gene begins with the unusual GTG initiation codon and lies in a transcription unit having a different organization with respect to that common to the other six known sequences from plant species which include both monocotyledons and dicotyledons.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Lecce, Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Siculella
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pacoda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Treglia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallerani
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ceci
mesh_terms: D001059:Apoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D018387:Codon, Initiator; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000235:genetics*; D045304:Cytochromes c; D018744:DNA, Plant; D006368:Helianthus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D001059:Apoproteins; D018387:Codon, Initiator; D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D018744:DNA, Plant; D045304:Cytochromes c