A 5 S rRNA-like secondary structure in the 7 SL RNA may define a ribosomal binding site of the signal recognition particle.
A new secondary structure model for parts of the 7 SL RNA is proposed which indicates for a stretch of at least 40 bases a strong structural homology to the ribosomal protein L5 binding site of eukaryotic 5 S rRNA. It is suggested that the 5 S rRNA-like structural part of 7 SL RNA mediates binding of the signal recognition particle near to the peptidyl transferase center of the ribosome.
D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D004330:Drosophila; D006801:Humans; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000378:metabolism; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D018271:Signal Recognition Particle; D014981:Xenopus
D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; D018271:Signal Recognition Particle; D012313:RNA