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. 1977 Jun;130(3):1000-9.
doi: 10.1128/jb.130.3.1000-1009.1977.

Mode of degradation of precursor-specific ribonucleic acid fragments by Bacillus subtilis

Mode of degradation of precursor-specific ribonucleic acid fragments by Bacillus subtilis

E Schroeder et al. J Bacteriol. 1977 Jun.

Abstract

A precursor of 5S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) from Bacillus subtilis was cleaved by ribonuclease (RNase) M5 in cell-free extracts from B. subtilis to yield the mature 5S rRNA plus RNA fragments derived from both termini of the precursor. The released, mature 5S rRNA was stable in these extracts; however, as occurred in vivo, the precursor-specific fragments were rapidly and completely destroyed. Such destruction was not observed in the presence of partially purified RNase M5, so fragment scavenging was not effected by the maturation nuclease itself. The selective destruction of the precursor-specific fragments was shown to occur through a 3'-exonucleolytic process with the release of nucleoside 5'-monophosphates; the responsible activity therefore had the character of RNAse II. Consideration of the primary and probable secondary structures of the precursor-specific fragments and mature 5S rRNA suggested that involvement of 3' termini in tight secondary structure may confer protection against the scavenging activity.

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