Biology:CopA-like RNA

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Short description: Family of non-coding RNAs found on the R1 pyramid
CopA-like RNA
RF00042.jpg
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of CopA
Identifiers
SymbolCopA
RfamRF00042
Other data
RNA typeGene; antisense
Domain(s)Bacteria
SO0000644
PDB structuresPDBe

CopA-like RNA is a family of non-coding RNAs found on the R1 plasmid.

In several groups of bacterial plasmids, antisense RNAs regulate copy number through inhibition of replication initiator protein synthesis. These RNAs are characterised by a long hairpin structure interrupted by several unpaired nucleotides or bulged loops. In plasmid R1, the inhibitory complex between the antisense RNA (CopA) and its target mRNA (CopT) is characterised by a four-way junction structure and a side-by-side helical alignment.[1][2][3]

See also

Plasmid-mediated resistance (sRNA section)

References

  1. Nordgren, S; Slagter-Jager JG; Wagner GH (2001). "Real time kinetic studies of the interaction between folded antisense and target RNAs using surface plasmon resonance". J Mol Biol 310 (5): 1125–1134. doi:10.1006/jmbi.2001.4802. PMID 11502000. 
  2. "Structural analysis of an RNA molecule involved in replication control of plasmid R1.". Nucleic Acids Res 14 (6): 2523–2538. 1986. doi:10.1093/nar/14.6.2523. PMID 2421250. 
  3. "[Significance of impedance tests in childhood deafness].". Tunis Med 57 (4–5): 236–240. 1979. PMID 555093. 

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