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The complete nucleotide sequences of 5S ribosomal RNAs fromRhodocyclus gelatinosa, Rhodobacter sphaeroides, andPseudomonas cepacia were determined. Comparisons of these 5S RNA sequences show that rather than being phylogenetically related to one another, the two photosynthetic bacterial 5S RNAs share more sequence and signature homology with the RNAs of two nonphotosynthetic strains.Rhodobacter sphaeroides is specifically related toParacoccus denitrificans andRc. gelatinosa is related toPs. cepacia.These results support earlier 16S ribosomal RNA studies and add two important groups to the 5S RNA data base. Unique 5S RNA structural features previously found inP. denitrificans are present also in the 5S RNA ofRb. sphaeroides; these provide the basis for subdivisional signatures. The immediate consequence of our obtaining these new sequences is that we are able to clarify the phylogenetic origins of the plant mitochondrion. In particular, we find a close phylogenetic relationship between the plant mitochondria and members of the alpha subdivision of the purple photosynthetic bacteria, namely,Rb. sphaeroides, P. denitrificans, andRhodospirillum rubrum.
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Villanueva, E., Luehrsen, K.R., Gibson, J. et al. Phylogenetic origins of the plant mitochondrion based on a comparative analysis of 5S ribosomal RNA sequences. J Mol Evol 22, 46–52 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02105804
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