SSU rRNA
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Small subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid (SSU rRNA) is the smallest of the two major RNA components of the ribosome. Associated with a number of ribosomal proteins, the SSU rRNA forms the small subunit of the ribosome. It is encoded by the SSU-rDNA.
| SSU rRNA | |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SSU |
| Rfam | CL00111 |
| Other data | |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
Characteristics
| Type | SSU rRNA size | Species | Length | Accession | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial (Prokaryotic) | 16S | Escherichia coli | 1,541 nt | J01859.1 | [1] |
| Archaeal (Prokaryotic) | 16S | Halobacterium salinarum | 1,473 nt | M38280.1 | [2] |
| Eukaryotic | 18S | Homo sapiens | 1,969 nt | M10098.1 | [3] |
| Mitochondrial | 12S | Homo sapiens | 954 nt | NC_012920.1 | ,[4][5] |
| Plastid | 16S | Arabidopsis thaliana | 1,491 nt | NC_000932.1 | [6] |
Use in phylogenetics
SSU rRNA sequences are widely used for working out evolutionary relationships among organisms, since they are of ancient origin and are found in all known forms of life.[7]
See also
- LSU rRNA: the large subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid.
References
- ^ "Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA".
- ^ "Halobacterium salinarum 16S ribosomal RNA".
- ^ "Homo sapiens 18S ribosomal RNA (nuclear)".
- ^ Homo sapiens mitochondrion, complete genome. "Revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (rCRS): accession NC_012920", National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved on 20 February 2017.
- ^ Anderson S, Bankier AT, Barrell BG, de Bruijn MH, Coulson AR, Drouin J, et al. (April 1981). "Sequence and organization of the human mitochondrial genome". Nature. 290 (5806): 457–465. Bibcode:1981Natur.290..457A. doi:10.1038/290457a0. PMID 7219534.
- ^ "Arabidopsis thaliana 16S ribosomal RNA (chloroplast)".
- ^ Woese CR, Kandler O, Wheelis ML (June 1990). "Towards a natural system of organisms: proposal for the domains Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 87 (12): 4576–4579. Bibcode:1990PNAS...87.4576W. doi:10.1073/pnas.87.12.4576. PMC 54159. PMID 2112744.