title: The nucleotide sequences of 5S rRNAs from a sea-cucumber, a starfish and a sea-urchin.
abstract: The nucleotide sequences of 5S rRNA from three echinoderms, a sea-cucumber Stichopus oshimae, a starfish Asterina pectinifera and a sea-urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus have been determined. These 5S rRNAs are all 120 nucleotides long. The echinoderm sequences are more related to the sequences of proterostomes animals such as mollusc, annelids and some others (87% identity on average) than to those of vertebrates (82% identity on average).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004447:Echinodermata / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012616:Sea Cucumbers / Q000235:genetics*; D012617:Sea Urchins / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013215:Starfish / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal