In:
Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 50, No. 1 ( 1992-08), p. 458-459
Abstract:
We first reported on the existence of vault ribonucleoprotein particles in 1986, and since this study we have demonstrated that these unusual RNPs are ubiquitously expressed and highly conserved among diverse eukaryotes. These particles are quite large (65 x 35 nm) and distinctly regular in shape and dimensions. The polypeptide composition of vaults is also similar between species, dominated by a∼100 Kd protein which makes up 〉 70% of the particles mass. The RNA component of vaults, which has been sequenced and characterized from both rat and bullfrog, does not appear to serve a structural role, and due to the strong conservation of its secondary structure could serve a functional role.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0424-8201
,
2690-1315
DOI:
10.1017/S0424820100122691
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1992
SSG:
11
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