Ribosome biosynthesis in Tetrahymena thermophila. IV. Regulation of ribosomal RNA synthesis in growing and growth arrested cells
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cellular Physiology
- Vol. 101 (3) , 503-513
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.1041010316
Abstract
Three parameters involved in the production of new ribosomal RNA (rRNA) were measured in Tetrahymena thermophilia: (i) the rate of synthesis of the rRNA precursor, (ii) the rate of processing of the RNA precursor and rRNA intermediates and (iii) the efficiency of utilization of the rRNA precursor in producing mature ribosomal RNA. These parameters were measured in cells in exponential growth and in cells starved in a dilute salt solution. Growing cells synthesize rRNA 20 times faster and process rRNA precursors and intermediates 10 to 15 times more rapidly than do starved cells. Both utilize their rRNA precursors with an efficiency of one in converting them to mature rRNA.This publication has 24 references indexed in Scilit:
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