Regulatory region of repZ gene

Regulatory region of repZ gene
Secondary structure of the regulatory region of repZ gene
Identifiers
Symbol repZ
Rfam RF01087
Other data
RNA type Cis-reg
Domain(s) Proteobacteria
SO {{{SO}}}
PDB structures PDBe

The regulatory region of the repZ gene, which encodes the replication initiator of plasmid ColIb-P9, contains a pseudoknot. This acts as a molecular switch controlling translation of repZ and repY.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Asano K, k; K Mizobuchi (2003). "An RNA pseudoknot as the molecular switch for translation of the repZ gene encoding the replication initiator of IncIalpha plasmid ColIb-P9". J Biol Chem. 273 (19): 11815–25. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.19.11815. PMID 9565606.
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