A cis-regulatory antisense RNA represses translation in Vibrio cholerae through extensive complementarity and proximity to the target locus

RNA Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 136-148

  Chang, Howard ^a   Replogle, John Michael ^a   Vather, Naomi ^a   Tsao Wu, Maya ^a   Mistry, Ronak ^a   Liu, Jane M ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; Cis acting RNA; Mannitol; MtlA; Post transcriptional regulation; Regulatory RNA; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; MANNITOL; MESSENGER RNA; RNA; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME; SYNTHESIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; BASE PAIRING; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE PAIRING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC LOCI; MANNITOL; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMES; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84928262419     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2015.1017203     Document Type: Article

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