DicF RNA
| DicF RNA | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of DicF | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | DicF |
| Rfam | RF00039 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Gene; antisense |
| Domain(s) | Bacteria |
| GO | 0003729 |
| SO | 0000644 |
DicF RNA is a non-coding RNA that is an antisense inhibitor of cell division gene ftsZ.[1] DicF is bound by the Hfq protein which enhances its interaction with its targets.
References
Further reading
- Tetart, F; Bouche JP (1992). "Regulation of the expression of the cell-cycle gene ftsZ by DicF antisense RNA. Division does not require a fixed number of FtsZ molecules". Mol Microbiol 6 (5): 615–620. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.1992.tb01508.x. PMID 1372677.
- Bouche, F; Bouche JP (1989). "Genetic evidence that DicF, a second division inhibitor encoded by the Escherichia coli dicB operon, is probably RNA". Mol Microbiol 3 (7): 991–994. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.1989.tb00249.x. PMID 2477663.
- Cam, K.; Cuzange, A.; Bouché, J. P. (1995). "Sigma S-dependent overexpression of ftsZ in an Escherichia coli K-12 rpoB mutant that is resistant to the division inhibitors DicB and DicF RNA". Molecular & general genetics : MGG 248 (2): 190–194. doi:10.1007/BF02190800. PMID 7651342.
- Faubladier, M.; Cam, K.; Bouché, J. P. (1990). "Escherichia coli cell division inhibitor DicF-RNA of the dicB operon. Evidence for its generation in vivo by transcription termination and by RNase III and RNase E-dependent processing". Journal of Molecular Biology 212 (3): 461–471. doi:10.1016/0022-2836(90)90325-G. PMID 1691299.
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