Targeted deletion of sprA from the tobacco plastid genome indicates that the encoded small RNA is not essential for pre-16S rRNA maturation in plastids

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-27

  Sugita, M ^a   Svab, Z ^b   Maliga, P ^b   Sugiura, M ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maturation of pre 16S rRNA; sprA gene; spRNA; Targeted gene deletion; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO;

GENE DELETION; GENES, PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PLASTIDS; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, PLANT; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031424235     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050619     Document Type: Article

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