Secondary structure of the Dictyostelium discoideum small subunit ribosomal RNA

We have used comparative analyses of prokaryotic and eukaryotic small subunit ribosomal RNAs to deduce a secondary structure for the Dictyostelium discoideum 18S rRNA. Most of the duplex regions are evolutionarily conserved in all organisms. We have taken advantage of the variation to the D. discoid...

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Published in:Nucleic acids research 1983-11, Vol.11 (22), p.8037-8049
Main Authors: OLSEN, G. J, MCCARROLL, R, SOGIN, M. L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry
Animals
Anura
Bacteria - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
Dictyostelium - genetics
Dictyostelium discoideum
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Nucleic Acid Conformation
Nucleic acids
Phylogeny
Rna, ribonucleoproteins
RNA, Ribosomal - isolation & purification
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - genetics
Space life sciences
Species Specificity
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Summary:We have used comparative analyses of prokaryotic and eukaryotic small subunit ribosomal RNAs to deduce a secondary structure for the Dictyostelium discoideum 18S rRNA. Most of the duplex regions are evolutionarily conserved in all organisms. We have taken advantage of the variation to the D. discoideum sequence (relative to the yeast and frog 19S rRNAs) to identify additional helical regions which are common to the eukaryotic 18S rRNAs.
ISSN:0305-1048
1362-4962
DOI:10.1093/nar/11.22.8037