The primary transcript of the ribosomal repeating unit in yeast.

AUTOR(ES)

Klootwijk, J

RESUMO

Endgroup analysis of 37S ribosomal precursor RNA from Saccharomyces carlsbergensis has revealed that the major 5' endgroup is ppA-Up, with a molar yield of 0.8. This shows that most, if not all, 37S RNA molecules have preserved a transcriptional initiation sequence. Analysis of the 3' terminus of 37S RNA has shown the presence of a uridine rich oligonucleotide, tentatively identified as U6-8-A-NOH. This long stretch of uridines at the 3' end of 37S RNA may represent a transcriptional termination site. The two sets of data on the terminal sequences suggest that 37S ribosomal precursor RNA, if not already spliced, is a primary transcription product. Since the 3' terminus of 26S rRNA, U-U-U-G-UOH., appears to be clearly different from the 3' end of 37S RNA, we conclude that 37S ribosomal precursor RNA contains additional nucleotides 3'-distal to the 26S rRNA sequence.

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