Abstract
Eight transfer RNA (tRNA) genes which were previously mapped to five regions of the Pisum sativum (pea) chloroplast DNA (ctDNA) have been sequenced. They have been identified as tRNA(Val)(GAC), tRNA(Asn)(GUU), tRNA(Arg)(ACG), tRNA(Leu)(CAA), tRNA(Tyr)(GUA), tRNA(Glu)(UUC), tRNA(His)(GUG), and tRNA(Arg)(UCU) by their anticodons and by their similarity to other previously identified tRNA genes from the chloroplast DNAs of higher plants or from E. gracilis. In addition,two other tRNA genes, tRNA(Gly) (UCC) and tRNA(Ile)(GAU), have been partially sequenced. The tRNA genes are compared to other known chloroplast tRNA genes from higher plants and are found to be 90-100% homologous. In addition there are similarities in the overall arrangement of the individual genes between different plants. The 5' flanking regions and the internal sequences of tRNA genes have been studied for conserved regions and consensus sequences. Two unusual features have been found: there is an apparent intron in the D-loop of the tRNA(Gly)(UCC), and the tRNA(Glu)(UUC) contains GATTC in its T-loop.
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