The SraC/RyeA RNA is a non-coding RNA that was discovered in E. coli during two large scale screens for RNAs.[1][2] The function of this RNA is currently unknown. This RNA overlaps the SdsR/RyeB RNA on the opposite strand suggesting that the two RNAs may act in a concerted manner.

SraC/RyeA RNA
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SraC_RyeA
Identifiers
SymbolSraC_RyeA
RfamRF00101
Other data
RNA typeGene; sRNA
Domain(s)Bacteria
SOSO:0000655
PDB structuresPDBe

References

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  1. ^ Argaman L, Hershberg R, Vogel J, Bejerano G, Wagner EG, Margalit H, Altuvia S (June 2001). "Novel small RNA-encoding genes in the intergenic regions of Escherichia coli". Current Biology. 11 (12): 941–950. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00270-6. PMID 11448770.
  2. ^ Wassarman KM, Repoila F, Rosenow C, Storz G, Gottesman S (July 2001). "Identification of novel small RNAs using comparative genomics and microarrays". Genes & Development. 15 (13): 1637–1651. doi:10.1101/gad.901001. PMC 312727. PMID 11445539.
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