Genes within genes within bacteria.
Recently, an unusual gene structure has been described in species of the genus Thermus, in which the rpmH (ribosomal protein L34) coding sequence was found to be entirely overlapped by the unusually large rnpA (RNase P protein subunit) sequence. Gene overlap is common in viruses, but has not been seen to this extent in any bacterium.
Ellis
J Christopher
JC
Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7615, Raleigh, NC 27695-7615, USA.
Brown
James W
JW
D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D043262:Ribonuclease P / Q000235:genetics; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016963:Thermus thermophilus / Q000235:genetics
D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C041672:ribosomal protein L34; D043262:Ribonuclease P