5-S RIBOSOMAL-RNA IS CONTAINED WITHIN A 25-S RIBOSOMAL-RNA THAT ACCUMULATES IN MUTANTS OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI DEFECTIVE IN PROCESSING OF RIBOSOMAL-RNA

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作者
GHORA, BK
APIRION, D
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[1] Department of Microbiology, Immunology Division of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
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10.1016/0022-2836(79)90234-1
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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A temperature-sensitive mutant strain of Escherichia coli defective in two RNA processing enzymes, RNase III and RNase E (rnc. rne), fails to produce normal levels of 23 S and 5 S rRNA at the non-permissive temperature. Instead, a molecule larger than 23 S is produced. This molecule, designated 25 S rRNA, can be processed in vitro to produce p5 rRNA. These findings further our understanding of the overall processing events of ribosomal RNA which take place in the bacterial cell. © 1979.
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