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Transcription of the 'non-transcribed' spacer of Drosophila melanogaster rDNA.

Nucleic acids research ·Vol. 11 ·No. 1 ·1983-01-11 ·Pages 11-9

Miller JR, Hayward DC, Glover DM

Abstract

We have detected a set of transcripts in Drosophila melanogaster cells which are homologous to repeating elements within the 'non-transcribed' spacer region of rDNA. The RNA molecules range from 240 to 1680 nucleotides, differing in length by an integral value of 240 nucleotides. We have sequenced several AluI fragments which characterise the main 240 nucleotide repeating element. We find that each of these fragments contain a segment of approximately 50 nucleotides, which is homologous to the transcription initiation site for pre-rRNA.

MeSH Terms
Animals Base Sequence Cloning, Molecular DNA/genetics DNA Restriction Enzymes DNA, Ribosomal Drosophila melanogaster/genetics Nucleic Acid Hybridization Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid Transcription, Genetic
Chemicals
DNA, Ribosomal DNA DNA Restriction Enzymes
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Miller J R
Hayward D C
Glover D M
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Article Info
Journal
Nucleic acids research
Abbr.
Nucleic Acids Res
ISSN
0305-1048
DOI
10.1093/nar/11.1.11
Published
1983-01-11
Pages
11-9
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0411011
PMCID
PMC325687
Subset
IM
Databases
GENBANK
K01534
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1093/nar/11.1.11 PMC Full Text View journal details
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