RncO is a bacterial non-coding RNA regulatory element found in the rnc leader sequence. The rnc operon is negatively auto-regulated by transcript stability. rnc, the first gene in the operon codes for RNase III which cleaves the long rncO stem II leading to transcript degradation and a reduction in translation.[1] Matsunaga et al. showed that RNase III cleavage can initiate rnc transcript decay independently of rnc gene translation.[2] Further work has established that rncO structure and function is conserved in Salmonella typhimurium.[3]
| rncO | |
|---|---|
 Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of rncO | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | rncO |
| Rfam | RF00552 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Cis-reg |
| Domain(s) | Bacteria |
| SO | SO:0000233 |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
Structure edit
Functionally the first 215 nucleotides of the rnc leader have been shown to be sufficient. Within this region three stem-loops were identified. Stem-loop II is cleaved by RNase III, whereas stem-loops I and III are important for stability.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Matsunaga J, Simons EL, Simons RW (1996). "RNase III autoregulation: structure and function of rncO, the posttranscriptional "operator"". RNA. 2 (12): 1228–1240. PMC 1369450. PMID 8972772.
- ^ Matsunaga J, Simons EL, Simons RW (1997). "Escherichia coli RNase III (rnc) autoregulation occurs independently of rnc gene translation". Mol. Microbiol. 26 (5): 1125–1135. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6652007.x. PMID 9426147. S2CID 25991176.
- ^ Anderson PE, Matsunaga J, Simons EL, Simons RW (1996). "Structure and regulation of the Salmonella typhimurium rnc-era-recO operon". Biochimie. 78 (11–12): 1025–1034. doi:10.1016/S0300-9084(97)86726-0. PMID 9150881.
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