Research Topics

Genomes and Genes

Gene Symbol: ATP6

Description: ATP synthase F0 subunit 6

Species: Balanoglossus carnosus

Castresana J, Feldmaier Fuchs G, P bo S. Codon reassignment and amino acid composition in hemichordate mitochondria. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998;95:3703-7 pubmed

..This lends support to the codon capture hypothesis. We also show that the reassignment of the AAA codon is associated with a reduction in the relative abundance of lysine residues in mitochondrial proteins...
Castresana J, Feldmaier Fuchs G, Yokobori S, Satoh N, P bo S. The mitochondrial genome of the hemichordate Balanoglossus carnosus and the evolution of deuterostome mitochondria. Genetics. 1998;150:1115-23 pubmed

..Phylogenetic trees estimated from the inferred protein sequences indicate that hemichordates are a sister group of echinoderms...