Journal article

Publication year: 2005

Pages: 318-325

Journal: Molecular Microbiology

Volume number: 57

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0950-382X

Open access status: Bronze

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04662.x

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 

The exact knowledge on the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) structure is an
important prerequisite for work  with rRNA sequences in bioinformatic
analyses and in experimental research. Most available rRNA sequences of
bacteria are based on gene sequences and on similarity analyses using Escherichia coli
rRNA as a standard. Therefore, it is often overlooked that many
bacteria harbour mature rRNA ‘in pieces’. In some cases, the processing
steps during the fragmentation lead to the removal of rRNA segments that
are usually found in the ribosome. In this review, the current
knowledge on the mechanisms of rRNA fragmentation and on the occurrence
of fragmented rRNA in bacteria is summarized, and the physiological
implications of this phenomenon are discussed.

Harvard Citation style: Evguenieva-Hackenberg, E. (2005) Bacterial ribosomal RNA in pieces, Molecular Microbiology, 57(2), pp. 318-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04662.x

APA Citation style: Evguenieva-Hackenberg, E. (2005). Bacterial ribosomal RNA in pieces. Molecular Microbiology. 57(2), 318-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04662.x