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The secondary structure of ribosomal ribonucleic acid in solution.

ABSTRACT: 1. The u.v.-absorption spectrum of ribosomal RNA from rabbit reticulocytes was studied as a function of temperature at different pH values. The changes in the spectrum over the range 220-320mmu were interpreted on the basis of the assumption that the effect of denaturation and ionization are additive. The results suggest that in neutral salt solutions the secondary structure of the ribosomal RNA samples studied is due to two species of helical segments stabilized principally, if not solely, by complementary base pairs but differing in nucleotide composition: each species appears to be heterogeneous in other respects in view of the breadth of the melting ranges. 2. The number of base pairs per helical segment was estimated to be small (between 4 and 17) on the basis of the relation between melting temperature and chain length previously established by Lipsett and others for model compounds. Small fragments (about 2s) obtained by alkaline hydrolysis appeared to form the same helical segments as the intact molecule in accord with the estimated size of these segments. 3. Specific nucleotide sequences appear necessary to account for the hysteresis observed on titrating ribosomal RNA with acid or alkali within the range pH3.0-7.0 since this phenomenon was less pronounced for Escherichia coli transfer RNA and for RNA from turnip yellow-mosaic virus.

SUBMITTER: Cox RA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1264927 | biostudies-other | 1966 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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