SraC/RyeA RNA

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SraC/RyeA RNA
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Type: Gene; sRNA;
2° structure: Predicted; PFOLD
Seed alignment: Bateman A
Avg length: 242.7 nucleotides
Avg identity: 76%

The SraC/RyeA RNA is a non-coding RNA that was discovered in E. coli during two large scale screens for RNAs.[1][2] The function of this RNA is currently unknown. This RNA overlaps the RyeB RNA on the opposite strand suggesting that the two RNAs may act in a concerted manner.

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  1. ^ Argaman, L; Hershberg R, Vogel J, Bejerano G, Wagner EG, Margalit H, Altuvia S (2001). "Novel small RNA-encoding genes in the intergenic regions of Escherichia coli". Curr Biol 11: 941–950. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00270-6. PMID 11448770. 
  2. ^ Wassarman, KM; Repoila F, Rosenow C, Storz G, Gottesman S (2001). "Identification of novel small RNAs using comparative genomics and microarrays". Genes Dev 15: 1637–1651. doi:10.1101/gad.901001. PMID 11445539. 

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