| Literature DB >> 8060991 |
H Han1, A Schepartz, M Pellegrini, P B Dervan.
Abstract
Methidiumpropyl-EDTA.Fe(II) [MPE.Fe(II)] and EDTA.Fe(II) were used to investigate the structure of Drosophila melanogaster ribosomes. Cleavage reactions were performed on intact ribosomes in cell lysates in vitro and analyzed by primer extension with reverse transcriptase using oligodeoxynucleotide primers. Regions of 18S and 28S ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) which are accessible to MPE.Fe(II) and EDTA.Fe(II) are located almost exclusively within expansion segments. The accessibility of these regions to cleavage indicates that they are likely exposed on the surface of eukaryotic ribosomes. These results provide information about the overall tertiary structure of rRNA in ribosomes.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8060991 DOI: 10.1021/bi00199a004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochemistry ISSN: 0006-2960 Impact factor: 3.162