Biology:HilD 3'UTR regulatory element

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hilD 3'UTR
RF02689.svg
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of hilD 3'UTR
Identifiers
RfamRF02689
Other data
Domain(s)Bacteria
GO0030371
SO0005836,0000205
PDB structuresPDBe

The 3′ UTR of mRNA hilD, a master regulator of Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI-1), is a prokaryotic example of functional 3'UTR. The 3'UTR is a target for hilD mRNA degradation by the degradosome and it may play a role in hilD and SPI-1 expression by serving as a target for the Hfq RNA chaperone. Under non-invasive conditions it is necessary to keep low levels of SPI-1 expression.[1] It plays a role in S. Typhimurium virulence as a regulatory motif.[2]

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