Elucidation of pathways of ribosomal RNA degradation: an essential role for RNase E

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Summary of the pathways for rRNA degradation. (A) 16S rRNA; (B) 23S rRNA. Shown are the sequence of events and the enzymes involved in the degradation of rRNA due to the quality control process or due to starvation.

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  1. Published in Advance June 13, 2016, doi: 10.1261/rna.056275.116 RNA 22: 1163-1171

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