RepR protein expression on plasmid pIP501 is controlled by an antisense RNA-mediated transcription attenuation mechanism
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Antisense-RNA mediated transcriptional attenuation: importance of a U-turn loop structure in the target RNA of plasmid pIP501 for efficient inhibition by the antisense RNA.
Antisense-RNA mediated gene regulation has been found and studied in detail mainly in prokaryotic accessory DNA elements. In spite of different regulatory mechanisms, in all cases a rapid interaction between antisense and target RNA has been shown to be crucial for efficient regulation. Recently, a sequence comparison revealed in 45 antisense RNA control systems a 5' YUNR motif indicative for t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.175.13.4052-4061.1993