Formation of the 5′ end pseudoknot in small subunit ribosomal RNA: Involvement of U3-like sequences

RNA

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-343

  Dennis, Patrick P ^a   Russell, Anthony G ^a   De Sá, Mário Moniz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

16s rRNA secondary structure; Archaea; cis acting U3 like sequences; rRNA folding and processing; U3 snoRNA

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; LETTER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA PROCESSING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BASE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031114639     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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