RNASE MRP RNASE-P - A STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATION CONSERVED IN EVOLUTION

被引:17
作者
KARWAN, R
机构
[1] Institute of Tumor Biology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Wien
来源
FEBS LETTERS | 1993年 / 319卷 / 1-2期
关键词
DNA REPLICATION; MITOCHONDRION; RNASE-P; TRANSFER RNA PRECURSOR;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(93)80025-P
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
RNase P and RNase MRP are related ribonucleoproteins. RNase MRP processes mitochondrial precursor- (primer) RNAs, whereas RNase P cleaves precursor-tRNAs to produce their mature 5'-ends. Both RNase P and RNase MRP are associated with the Th/To ribonucleoprotein suggesting possible interrelated pathways and/or functions. All known RNase P and RNase MRP RNAs contain conserved structural elements possibly involved in catalysis/substrate binding, but these elements do not predict all cellular functions of the RNPs.
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