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Abstract:
Transcription of Escherichia coli ribosomal DNA introduced into Proteus mirabilis on F14 is described. We have developed an assay for E. coli coded ribosomal RNA involving fingerprinting of ribonuclease T1 digests of RNA isolated from ribosomal subunits. Sequence differences in the ribosomal RNA of the two species have allowed us to detect E. coli coded 16S, 23S, and 5S ribosomal RNA in ribosomal subunits of the E. coli-P. mirabilis hybrid. The proportion of E. coli coded rRNA in the hybrid is found at a level which is compatible with the number of E. coli (and P. mirabilis) ribosomal DNA sequences. The resulting ribosomal RNA appears in ribosomes in a form which indicates extensive compatibility of E. coli coded ribosomal RNA with P. mirabilis ribosomal proteins and maturational factors.
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