title: A cDNA encoding Arabidopsis thaliana cytoplasmic ribosomal protein L18.
abstract: A cDNA encoding ribosomal (r) protein L18 of Arabidopsis thaliana (At) was isolated and characterized. The nucleotide sequence contains a 563-bp open reading frame that encodes a 20.9-kDa basic protein. Amino-acid comparison indicated that the predicted L18 r-protein of At has a high degree of homology with L18 of distantly related organisms such as yeast, Xenopus laevis and rat. Genomic DNA analysis suggested that L18 is encoded by a single locus in At. An mRNA of approx. 0.9 kb is detected in all the tissues and developmental stages analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Nutrizione Sperimentale, Istituto Nazionale della Nutrizione, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baima
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sessa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruberti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morelli
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D018628:Gene Dosage; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000032:analysis; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018749:RNA, Plant; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C029609:ribosomal protein L18