title: Unusual organization of the rRNA genes in Rickettsia prowazekii.
abstract: We describe here the organization of the rRNA genes in Rickettsia prowazekii. In this organism, the 23S and the 5S rRNA genes are tightly linked to each other, whereas the 16S rRNA gene is separated from this cluster. The 23S-5S unit is preceded by the methionyl-tRNAfMet formyltransferase gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zomorodipour
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kurland
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D018628:Gene Dosage; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D019877:Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S / Q000235:genetics; D012283:Rickettsia prowazekii / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S; D019877:Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases; C021561:methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase; D000217:Acyltransferases