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The nucleotide sequence of cytoplasmic 5S ribosomal RNA fromEuglena gracilis has been determined to be: G- CA -G-U-A-C-G-G-C-C-A-U-A-C-U-A-C-C-G-G-G-A-A-U-A-C-A-C-C-U-G-A-A-C-C-C-G-Ψ-U-C-G-A-U-U-U-C-A-G-A-A-G-U-U-A-A-G-C-C-G-G-G-U-U-A-G-G-C-C-C-A-G-U-U-A-G-U-A-C-U-G-A-G-U-G-G-G-C-G-A-C-C-A-C-U-U-G-G-G-A-A-C-A-C-U-G-G-G-U-G-C-U-G-U-A-C-G-C-U-Up. This RNA is 119 nucleotides long and the sequence of a probable tRNA-binding site is GAUU (position 41–44 from the 5′-terminus), which is the same as that of a trypanosoma species,Crithidia fasci-culata. TheEuglena 5S rRNA has a pseudouridine residue at position 38 and 3′-terminus is phosphorylated. The 5S rRNA sequence ofEuglena resembles those of several other protozoa and higher animals rather than plants.
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Kumazaki, T., Hori, H. & Osawa, S. Nucleotide sequence of cytoplasmic 5S ribosomal RNA fromEuglena gracilis . J Mol Evol 18, 293–296 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01733894
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