PMID: 6165717Jun 25, 1981Paper

Physical characteristics of 16 S rRNA under reconstitution conditions.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
M F TamW E Hill

Abstract

The hydrodynamic shape and conformation of the 16 S ribosomal RNA in reconstitution buffer at both 4 degrees C and 37 degrees C were determined and compared with the corresponding properties of the 30 S ribosomal subunit at 4 degrees C in order to understand the role of the RNA molecule in the assembly of the 30 S subunit. At 4 degrees C, the 16 S rRNA has a sedimentation coefficient s020,w of 21.0 S, a diffusion coefficient D020,w of 1.72 X 10(-7) cm2/s, a frictional coefficient f/fmin of 2.37, and a hydrodynamic radius of 125 A. At 37 degrees C, the 16 S rRNA has a sedimentation coefficient s020,w of 18.4 S, a diffusion coefficient D020,w of 1.39 X 10(-7) cm2/s, a frictional coefficient f/fmin of 2.91, and a hydrodynamic radius of 153 A. At 4 degrees C, the 30 S subunit has a sedimentation coefficient s020,w of 31.8 S, a diffusion coefficient D020,w of 1.97 X 10(-7) cm2/s, a frictional coefficient f/fmin of 1.77, and a hydrodynamic radius of 109 A. These results suggested that the free RNA in solution at 4 degrees C is less folded than the RNA in the ribosomal subunit. At 37 degrees C, the free 16 S rRNA is unfolded when compared to the structure of the same RNA at 4 degrees C. This implies that the folding step accompanying ...Continue Reading

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