Review Article

Ribonucleoproteins in Archaeal Pre-rRNA Processing and Modification

Figure 3

Two major chemical modifications in archaeal rRNAs. (a) In 2′-O-methylation, a methyl group is added to the 2′ hydroxyl of the nucleotide ribose. (b) In pseudouridylation, the uridine base is isomerized.
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