Qa RNA

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Qa RNA
Template:Abbreviation
Type: Gene; antisense;
2° structure: Published; PubMed
Seed alignment: PubMed
Avg length: 103.7 nucleotides
Avg identity: 73%

Qa RNA is a cis-regulatory element from Enterococcus faecalis which is known to negatively regulate prgQ transcription via an antisense mechanism.[1]

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  1. ^ Bae, T; Kozlowicz BK, Dunny GM (2004). "Characterization of cis-acting prgQ mutants: evidence for two distinct repression mechanisms by Qa RNA and PrgX protein in pheromone-inducible enterococcal plasmid pCF10". Mol Microbiol 51: 271–281. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03832.x. PMID 14651627. 

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