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Transcription of the ‘non-transcribed’ spacer ofDrosophila melanogasterrDNA

Year: 1983

Type: article

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.

Source: Nucleic Acids Research

DOI: 10.1093/nar/11.1.11

Authors: J.Ross Miller, David C. Hayward, David M. Glover

Institution: Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Medical Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W2037160419