Small Subunit ribosomal RNA

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf RNA molecule
gptkbp:abbreviation SSU rRNA
gptkbp:component ribosome
gptkbp:conservedIn high
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carl_Woese
gptkbp:foundIn prokaryotes
eukaryotes
gptkbp:function translation initiation
ribosome assembly
mRNA binding
gptkbp:gene 16S rRNA (prokaryotes)
18S rRNA (eukaryotes)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Small Subunit ribosomal RNA
gptkbp:length ~1500 nucleotides (prokaryotes)
~1800 nucleotides (eukaryotes)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:small_ribosomal_subunit
gptkbp:requires protein synthesis
gptkbp:usedAs molecular marker
gptkbp:usedIn phylogenetic analysis
microbial identification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SSU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6