Ribosomal RNA

Parent categories	3. Information processing 3.3. Protein synthesis, modification and degradation 3.3.1. Translation
Neighbouring categories	3.3.1.1. Ribosomal RNA 3.3.1.2. rRNA modification and maturation 3.3.1.3. Ribosomal proteins 3.3.1.4. Ribosome assembly 3.3.1.5. tRNA 3.3.1.6. tRNA modification and maturation 3.3.1.7. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases 3.3.1.8. Translation factors 3.3.1.9. Translation/ other
Related categories	5S rRNA 16S rRNA 23S rRNA
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Ribosomal RNAs in B. subtilis

• rrnA-16S
• rrnA-23S
• rrnA-5S
• rrnB-16S
• rrnB-23S
• rrnB-5S
• rrnD-16S
• rrnD-23S
• rrnD-5S
• rrnE-16S
• rrnE-23S
• rrnE-5S
• rrnG-16S
• rrnG-23S
• rrnG-5S
• rrnH-16S
• rrnH-23S
• rrnH-5S
• rrnI-16S
• rrnI-23S
• rrnI-5S
• rrnJ-16S
• rrnJ-23S
• rrnJ-5S
• rrnO-16S
• rrnO-23S
• rrnO-5S
• rrnW-16S
• rrnW-23S
• rrnW-5S

The operons encoding ribosomal RNA

• rrnA-16S-trnA-Ile-trnA-Ala-rrnA-23S-rrnA-5S
• rrnB-16S-rrnB-23S- rrnB-5S-trnB-Val-trnB-Thr-trnB-Lys-trnB-Leu1-trnB-Leu2-trnB-Gly1-trnB-Arg-trnB-Pro-trnB-Ala-trnB-Met1-trnB-Met3-trnB-Ser1-trnB-Met2-trnB-Asp-trnB-Phe-trnB-His-trnB-Gly2-trnB-Ile2-trnB-Asn-trnB-Ser2-trnB-Glu

Important publications

Koichi Yano, Tetsuya Wada, Shota Suzuki, Kazumi Tagami, Takashi Matsumoto, Yuh Shiwa, Taichiro Ishige, Yasuhiro Kawaguchi, Kenta Masuda, Genki Akanuma, Hideaki Nanamiya, Hironori Niki, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Fujio Kawamura
Multiple rRNA operons are essential for efficient cell growth and sporulation as well as outgrowth in Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2013, 159(Pt 11);2225-2236
[PubMed:23970567] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Hideaki Nanamiya, Makiko Sato, Kenta Masuda, Mikiko Sato, Tetsuya Wada, Shota Suzuki, Yousuke Natori, Masato Katano, Genki Akanuma, Fujio Kawamura
Bacillus subtilis mutants harbouring a single copy of the rRNA operon exhibit severe defects in growth and sporulation.
Microbiology (Reading): 2010, 156(Pt 10);2944-2952
[PubMed:20634236] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)