Biology:FsrA

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FsrA is a small RNA found in Bacillus subtilis. It is an effector of the iron sparing response, and acts to down-regulate iron-containing proteins in times of poor iron bioavailability.[1][2]

References

  1. Gaballa, A.; Antelmann, H.; Aguilar, C.; Khakh, S. K.; Song, K. -B.; Smaldone, G. T.; Helmann, J. D. (2008). "The Bacillus subtilis iron-sparing response is mediated by a Fur-regulated small RNA and three small, basic proteins". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (33): 11927–11932. doi:10.1073/pnas.0711752105. PMID 18697947. 
  2. Smaldone, G. T.; Antelmann, H.; Gaballa, A.; Helmann, J. D. (2012). "The FsrA sRNA and FbpB Protein Mediate the Iron-Dependent Induction of the Bacillus subtilis LutABC Iron-Sulfur-Containing Oxidases". Journal of Bacteriology 194 (10): 2586–2593. doi:10.1128/JB.05567-11. PMID 22427629.