Complete modification maps for the cytosolic small and large subunit rRNAs of euglena gracilis: Functional and evolutionary implications of contrasting patterns between the two rRNA components

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 413, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-83

  Schnare, Murray N ^a   Gray, Michael W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Euglena gracilis; modified nucleoside; pseudouridine

Indexed keywords

LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; NUCLEOSIDE; PSEUDOURIDINE; RIBOSE; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EUKARYOTE; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA STRUCTURE;

EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 80053321198     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.08.037     Document Type: Article

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