The SscA RNA (Secondary Structure Conserved A) gene was identified computationally in AT-rich hyperthermophiles using QRNA bioinformatics software.[1] SscA is 97 nucleotides in length and is of unknown function.

SscA RNA
Identifiers
SymbolSscA
RfamRF00063
Other data
RNA typeGene
Domain(s)Archaea
SOSO:0000233
PDB structuresPDBe

The predicted distribution of SscA RNA is currently restricted to the genera pyrococcus and thermococcus (see Rfam page).

Other RNAs identified with SscA include HgcC, HgcE, HgcF and HgcG.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Klein RJ, Misulovin Z, Eddy SR (May 2002). "Noncoding RNA genes identified in AT-rich hyperthermophiles". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99 (11): 7542–7547. doi:10.1073/pnas.112063799. PMC 124278. PMID 12032319.
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