The ''atoC'' RNA motif is a conserved
RNA
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-like structure identified by
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It consistently appears upstream of
protein-coding
gene that are predicted to encode
oxidoreductase activity,
dihydropteroate synthase (part of
folate metabolism) or DNA-binding response regulators.
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Cis-regulatory RNA elements
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