The Transfer of Genetic Information between Organelles in Plants

Abstract: Although mitochondrion and plastid have their own genomes， the genetic information of them is much limited， and therefore， the vast majority of the proteins they need are coded by nucleus for their construction and function. Related research has shown that there are not only interdependent in function between nucleus and organelles， but also the transfer of genetic information among them. This kind of transfer is most likely to take genetic information to new location of the cell， change the expressing of genes， etc. Therefore， investigations on the mechanisms concerning the transfer of genetic information between organelles can give important clues for a better understanding of the interactions among nucleus and cytoplasm， and evolution of eukaryotes.

CSTR: 32200.14.cjcb.2008.03.0017