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Comparative Study
. 1994 May 15;13(10):2452-63.
doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06530.x.

The 5' end of yeast 5.8S rRNA is generated by exonucleases from an upstream cleavage site

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Comparative Study

The 5' end of yeast 5.8S rRNA is generated by exonucleases from an upstream cleavage site

Y Henry et al. EMBO J. .

Abstract

We have developed techniques for the detailed analysis of cis-acting sequences in the pre-rRNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and used these to study the processing of internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) leading to the synthesis of 5.8S rRNA. As is the case for many eukaryotes, the 5' end of yeast 5.8S rRNA is heterogeneous; we designate the major, short form 5.8S(S), and the minor form (which is seven or eight nucleotides longer) 5.8S(L). These RNAs do not have a precursor/product relationship, but result from the use of alternative processing pathways. In the major pathway, a previously unidentified processing site in ITS1, designated A3, is cleaved. A 10 nucleotide deletion at site A3 strongly inhibits processing of A3 and the synthesis of 5.8S(S); processing is predominantly transferred to the alternative 5.8S(L) pathway. Site A3 lies 76 nucleotides 5' to the end of 5.8S(S), and acts as an entry site for 5'-->3' exonuclease digestion which generates the 5' end of 5.8S(S). This pathway is inhibited in strains mutant for XRN1p and RAT1p. Both of these proteins have been reported to have 5'-->3' exonuclease activity in vitro. Formation of 5.8S(L) is increased by mutations at A3 in cis or in RAT1p and XRN1p in trans, and is kinetically faster than 5.8S(S) synthesis.

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