28S ribosomal RNA
Encyclopedia
28S ribosomal RNA is the eukaryotic nuclear homologue of the prokaryotic 23S ribosomal RNA
; this is the structural RNA for the large component of eukaryotic cytoplasmic ribosomes, and thus one of the basic components of all eukaryotic cells.
23S ribosomal RNA
The 23S rRNA is a 2904 nt long component of the large prokaryotic subunit The ribosomal peptidyl transferase activity resides in this rRNA...
; this is the structural RNA for the large component of eukaryotic cytoplasmic ribosomes, and thus one of the basic components of all eukaryotic cells.
General references
- Lodish, H. Molecular Cell Biology 3rd ed. Freeman, 1995.