Biology:Regulatory region of repZ gene

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Regulatory region of repZ gene
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Secondary structure of the regulatory region of repZ gene
Identifiers
SymbolrepZ
RfamRF01087
Other data
RNA typeCis-reg
Domain(s)Pseudomonadota
PDB structuresPDBe

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. "An RNA pseudoknot as the molecular switch for translation of the repZ gene encoding the replication initiator of IncIalpha plasmid ColIb-P9". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 273 (19): 11815–11825. May 1998. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.19.11815. PMID 9565606. 

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