TrnL–trnF Intergenic Spacer and trnL Intron Define Major Clades Within Luzula and Juncus (Juncaceae): Importance of Structural Mutations
TrnL–trnF Intergenic Spacer and trnL Intron Define Major Clades Within Luzula and Juncus (Juncaceae): Importance of Structural Mutations
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DOI:
10.1007/s00239-004-2598-7
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发表时间:
2004-07
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
L. Drábková;J. Kirschner;Č. Vlček;V. Paces
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作者:
L. Drábková;J. Kirschner;Č. Vlček;V. Paces
Seven hundred fifty-two to one thousand ninety-seven base pairs of thetrnL intron andtrnL–trnF intergenic spacer of the chloroplast DNA of 55 Juncaceae taxa (Juncus,Luzula,Rostkovia, andOxychloë) was sequenced. Seventeen structural mutations (13 indels marked A to M, 3 parts of thetrnF pseudogene, and insertion “o” within a pseudogene) within the chloroplasttrnL–trnF region were examined as possible indicators for phylogenetic relationships in Juncaceae.Juncus trifidus(section Steirochloa) was clearly separated from the other taxa by two large (>80 bp) indels. The “Southern Hemisphere clade” was strongly supported by a unique insertion (334 bp) in thetrnL intron. The monophyly ofLuzulawas supported by three small (<10 bp) indels in thetrnL-F spacer. They were found in all 22 examined members that represent the taxonomic and geographical diversity of the genusLuzula. A tandemly duplicated tRNA pseudogene was found in theJuncussubgenusJuncusspecies and is supported by four small unique indels too. The acceptor stem and D-domain-encoding regions are separated by a unique 8-bp insertion. The T-domain and acceptor stem-encoding regions were not found in the pseudogene repeats. Only theJuncussections Ozophyllum and Iridifolii contain the 5′ acceptor stem, D-domain, and anticodon domain of the tRNAF encoding DNA. The structural mutations in thetrnL intron and thetrnL–trnF intergenic spacer are useful for phylogenetic reconstruction in the Juncaceae.