SEQUENCE AND VARIABILITY OF THE 5.8S AND 26S RIBOSOMAL-RNA GENES OF PNEUMOCYSTIS-CARINII

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LIU, Y
ROCOURT, M
PAN, SH
LIU, CT
LEIBOWITZ, MJ
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[1] UNIV MED & DENT NEW JERSEY,ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MED SCH,DEPT MOLEC GENET & MICROBIOL,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08854
[2] UNIV MED & DENT NEW JERSEY,ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MED SCH,DEPT PATHOL,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08854
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10.1093/nar/20.14.3763
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The sequence of the coding region of the rRNA operon of rat-derived Pneumocystis carinii has been completed, including the genes for 5.8S and 26S rRNA. These genes show homology to the rRNA genes of yeast, and an apparent group I self-splicing intron is present in the 26S rRNA gene. Like a similar intron in the 16S rRNA gene, this intron is in a phylogenetically conserved region. Variation in the 26S rRNA sequence was noted between P.carinii organisms isolated from two different sources.
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