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SUBMITTER: Ciganda M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3278907 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ciganda Martin M Williams Noreen N
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA 20110225 4
The ribosome is a large complex containing both protein and RNA which must be assembled in a precise manner to allow proper functioning in the critical role of protein synthesis. 5S rRNA is the smallest of the RNA components of the ribosome, and although it has been studied for decades, we still do not have a clear understanding of its function within the complex ribosome machine. It is the only RNA species that binds ribosomal proteins prior to its assembly into the ribosome. Its transport into ...[more]