[Secondary structure of the 5'-terminal region of the 18S ribosomal RNA5.3S fragment from the rat liver].
Bioorg Khim, 1987/1;13(1):128-30.
Neĭlin MU, Nigul AI, Toots IE, Saarma MIu
PMID: 3566817
Abstract
Two small RNA fragments, 5,3S and 4,7S, were observed in gel electrophoretic analysis of RNA of the 40S ribosomal subunit of rat liver. 5,3S RNA (134-136 nucleotides long) proved to be 5'-terminal fragment of 18S ribosomal RNA, whereas 4,7 RNA is the degradation product of 5,3S RNA with 27-28 5'-terminal nucleotides lost. The secondary structure of 5,3S RNA was probed with two structure-specific nucleases, S1 nuclease and the double-strand specific cobra venom endoribonuclease. The nuclease digestion data agree well with the computer generated secondary structure model for 5,3S RNA. This model predicts that the 5'-terminal part of rat liver ribosomal 18S RNA forms an independent structural domain. The affinity chromatography experiments with the immobilized 5,3S fragment show that 5,3S RNA does not bind rat liver ribosomal proteins.
MeSH terms
Animals; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Liver; Nucleic Acid Conformation; RNA, Ribosomal; Rats; Ribosomal Proteins
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