title: Nucleotide sequence and stability of the RNA component of RNase P from a temperature-sensitive mutant of E. coli.
abstract: The gene coding for the RNA component of RNase P was cloned from a temperature-sensitive mutant of Escherichia coli defective in RNase P activity (ts709) and its parental wild-type strain (4273), and the complete nucleotide sequences of the gene and its flanking regions were determined. The 5'- and 3'-terminal sequences of the RNA component were determined and mapped on the DNA sequence. The mutant gene has GC-to-AT substitutions at positions corresponding to 89 and 365 nucleotides downstream from the 5' terminus of the RNA sequence. Comparing to the wild-type RNA, the mutant RNA is less stable and rapidly degraded in vivo and in vitro.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003090:Coliphages / Q000235:genetics; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004722:Endoribonucleases / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D043262:Ribonuclease P; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D004722:Endoribonucleases; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D043262:Ribonuclease P; C470865:ribonuclease P, E coli