TwoAYGGAY RNA motif
| TwoAYGGAY RNA motif | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Consensus secondary structure of TwoAYGGAY RNAs | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | TwoAYGGAY |
| Rfam | RF01731 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Cis-regulatory element |
| Domain(s) | Bacteria |
The TwoAYGGAY RNA motif is a conserved RNA structure identified by bioinformatics.[1] Its name refers to the conserved AYGGAY nucleotide sequence (Y refers to either an A or G nucleotide) found in the motif's two terminal loops (see diagram). The RNAs are found in sequences derived from DNA extracted from uncultivated bacteria present in the human gut, as well as some bacteria in the classes Clostridia and Gammaproteobacteria.
References
- ↑ Weinberg Z, Wang JX, Bogue J, et al. (March 2010). "Comparative genomics reveals 104 candidate structured RNAs from bacteria, archaea and their metagenomes". Genome Biol 11 (3): R31. doi:10.1186/gb-2010-11-3-r31. PMC 2864571. PMID 20230605.