NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE OF YEAST 5 S RIBOSOMAL-RNA
NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE OF YEAST 5 S RIBOSOMAL-RNA
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(72)80563-5
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发表时间:
1972-01-01
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
PAGE, SM
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作者:
HINDLEY, J;PAGE, SM
The low molecular weight 5 S ribosomal RNA has been found in the larger ribosomal subunit of all species investigated. While its function in ribosome structure is obscure, it would be anticipated that it, at least, fulfills a similar role in the structure and function of the larger subunit of all different species. The primary sequence of the E. coli [1], P. fluorescens [2] and KB-cell [3] 5 S RNA's have been determined. Physico-chemical studies [4, 5] have given estimates of 60-80% base pairing in E. coli 5 S RNA and the variable susceptibility of particular regions of the molecule to digestion with ribonuclease T 1 [6, 7], modification by carbodiimide [8] and oligonucleotide binding [9] all lend support to the idea of a particular, though as yet undefined, conformation. Knowledge of the sequence of a third unrelated 5 S RNA species might be expected to guide structural analysis ff a similar conformation for the different 5 S species is assumed.This communication reports the primary sequence of Saccharomyces carlsbergensis 5 S RNA. A novel feature of this RNA, which distinguishes it from the other 5 S RNA's studied, is the occurrence of a pppG residue at the 5'-terminus. Unless the existence of kinases in the cell, which subsequently phosphorylate the 5'-terminus is assumed, the presence of a 5'-terminal triphosphate suggests the 5 S RNA to be a primary gene product rather than a post-transcriptional product derived from precursor RNA with an extended sequence at the 5'-end.