SraG RNA

SraG RNA
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SraG
Identifiers
Symbol SraG
Rfam RF00082
Other data
RNA type Gene; sRNA
Domain(s) Bacteria
SO 0000655

SraG (small RNA G) is a small non-coding RNA (ncRNA). It is the functional product of a gene which is not translated into protein.

This ncRNA was discovered in the bacteria Escherichia coli during a large scale computational screen for transcription signals and genomic features of known small RNA-encoding genes.[1] During this screen 14 novel ncRNA genes were identified, including GlmZ, SraB, SraC and SraD.[1]

The expression of SraG was experimentally confirmed by Northern blotting which also indicated this RNA undergoes specific cleavage processing.[1] The function of this RNA is unknown.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Argaman L, Hershberg R, Vogel J, et al. (2001). "Novel small RNA-encoding genes in the intergenic regions of Escherichia coli". Curr. Biol. 11 (12): 941–50. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00270-6. PMID 11448770.

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