The organization of the 7SL RNA in the signal recognition particle

Abstract
Digestion of the signal recognition particle (SRP) of dog pancreas with micrococcal nuclease results in the stepwise cleavage of the 300 nucleotide 7SL RNA moiety producing five major fragments approximately 220 (1), 150 (2), 72 (3), 62 (4) and 45 (5) nucleotides long. The RNA molecule is initially cut once yielding fragments 1 and 3. Further degradation releases fragments 2, 4 and 5. The introduction of the first nick into the 7SL RNA does not alter the structure nor the function of the SRP. Further degradation of the RNA results in disruption and loss of activity of the particle.

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