16S rRNA

• The 16S rRNA is the RNA component of the small subunit of the ribosome.
• 16S rRNA is degraded by RNase Y in aging spores PubMed

• It is encoded by 10 identical genes:

• rrnA-16S
• rrnB-16S
• rrnD-16S
• rrnE-16S
• rrnG-16S
• rrnH-16S
• rrnI-16S
• rrnJ-16S
• rrnO-16S
• rrnW-16S

Related lists

• 5S rRNA
• 23S rRNA
• ribosomal proteins

Relevant publications

Einat Segev, Yoav Smith, Sigal Ben-Yehuda
RNA dynamics in aging bacterial spores.
Cell: 2012, 148(1-2);139-49
[PubMed:22209493] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Hideaki Nanamiya, Makiko Sato, Kenta Masuda, Mikiko Sato, Tetsuya Wada, Shota Suzuki, Yousuke Natori, Masato Katano, Genki Akanuma, Fujio Kawamura
Bacillus subtilis mutants harbouring a single copy of the rRNA operon exhibit severe defects in growth and sporulation.
Microbiology (Reading): 2010, 156(Pt 10);2944-2952
[PubMed:20634236] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)