16S rRNA
The 16S rRNA is the RNA component of the small subunit of the ribosome. 16S rRNA is degraded by RNase Y in aging spores PubMed It is encoded by 10 identical genes:
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Einat Segev, Yoav Smith, Sigal Ben-Yehuda
RNA dynamics in aging bacterial spores.
Cell: 2012, 148(1-2);139-49
[PubMed:22209493]
[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)
