title: Structurally distinct, stage-specific ribosomes occur in Plasmodium.
abstract: Two structurally distinct nuclear genes code for cytoplasmic small subunit ribosomal RNA's in the parasite Plasmodium berghei. Stable transcripts from one of the ribosomal RNA genes are found almost exclusively in those stages of the life cycle that develop in the mosquito. When the parasite infects the mammalian host, transcripts from the second gene become the predominant small subunit ribosomal RNA species.
authors: National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Gunderson
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Sogin
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Wollett
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hollingdale
authors: V F
authors: VF
authors: de la Cruz
authors: A P
authors: AP
authors: Waters
authors: T F
authors: TF
authors: McCutchan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005796:Genes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal