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SUBMITTER: Wang JX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2712820 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Joy Xin JX Lee Elaine R ER Morales Dianali Rivera DR Lim Jinsoo J Breaker Ronald R RR
Molecular cell 20080301 6
We have identified a highly conserved RNA motif that occurs upstream of genes involved in S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) recycling in many Gram-positive and Gram-negative species of bacteria. The phylogenetic distribution and the conserved structural features of representatives of this motif are indicative of riboswitch function. Riboswitches are widespread metabolite-sensing gene control elements that are typically found in the 5' untranslated regions (UTRs) of bacterial mRNAs. We experimentally ...[more]