Identification of a new ribosomal RNA in Drosophila melanogaster

被引:1
作者
Fox, MG
机构
[1] Department of Biology, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro
关键词
cDNA; diptera; gene cloning; Northern blot; recombinant DNA;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00136-4
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
This study reports the cloning, characterization and identification of a previously undetected ribosomal RNA in Drosophila melanogaster. The ribosomal RNA is 370 nucleotides in length and contains the 5.8S and 2S ribosomal RNA coding regions. Analysis of polysome-containing cell extracts indicates that the RNA is present on polysomes suggesting a functional role within the ribosome. Northern blot analysis indicates that the RNA is also present in adult Drosophila melanogaster flies. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
引用
收藏
页码:291 / 295
页数:5
相关论文
共 20 条
[1]   ENZYMATIC CLEAVAGE OF RNA BY RNA [J].
ALTMAN, S ;
BAER, M ;
GUERRIERTAKADA, C ;
VIOQUE, A .
TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES, 1986, 11 (12) :515-518
[2]   INITIATION OF TRANSLATION IS IMPAIRED IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI-CELLS DEFICIENT IN 4.5S RNA [J].
BOURGAIZE, DB ;
FOURNIER, MJ .
NATURE, 1987, 325 (6101) :281-284
[3]  
CECH TR, 1986, ANNU REV BIOCHEM, V55, P599, DOI 10.1146/annurev.bi.55.070186.003123
[4]   NONCOORDINATE HISTONE SYNTHESIS IN HEAT-SHOCKED DROSOPHILA CELLS IS REGULATED AT MULTIPLE LEVELS [J].
FARRELLTOWT, J ;
SANDERS, MM .
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, 1984, 4 (12) :2676-2685
[5]   HEAT-SHOCK INDUCES RAPID DEPHOSPHORYLATION OF A RIBOSOMAL-PROTEIN IN DROSOPHILA [J].
GLOVER, CVC .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 1982, 79 (06) :1781-1785
[6]   THE RNA MOIETY OF RIBONUCLEASE-P IS THE CATALYTIC SUBUNIT OF THE ENZYME [J].
GUERRIERTAKADA, C ;
GARDINER, K ;
MARSH, T ;
PACE, N ;
ALTMAN, S .
CELL, 1983, 35 (03) :849-857
[7]  
LEE JC, 1984, J BIOL CHEM, V259, P9971
[8]   ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS IN THE PROCESSING OF RIBOSOMAL-RNA PRECURSOR IN DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER [J].
LONG, EO ;
DAWID, IB .
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 1980, 138 (04) :873-878
[9]   EFFECT OF HEAT-SHOCK ON RIBOSOME STRUCTURE - APPEARANCE OF A NEW RIBOSOME-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN [J].
MCMULLIN, TW ;
HALLBERG, RL .
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, 1986, 6 (07) :2527-2535
[10]  
NOLLER HF, 1990, RIBOSOME, P73