The RydB RNA is a
non-coding RNA originally identified in ''
E. coli
''Escherichia coli'' (),Wells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow ngland Pearson Education Ltd. also known as ''E. coli'' (), is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus ''Escher ...
'' in an RNA screen.
This gene is only 67
nucleotide
Nucleotides are organic molecules consisting of a nucleoside and a phosphate. They serve as monomeric units of the nucleic acid polymers – deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), both of which are essential biomolecules wi ...
s in length and is composed of a
hairpin like structure. RydB lies between the ''ydiC'' and ''ydiH'' in ''E. coli''. Homologous RNA genes have been found in other species such as ''
Shigella flexneri
''Shigella flexneri'' is a species of Gram-negative bacteria in the genus ''Shigella'' that can cause diarrhea in humans. Several different serogroups of ''Shigella'' are described; ''S. flexneri'' belongs to group ''B''. ''S. flexneri'' infecti ...
'' and ''
Salmonella
''Salmonella'' is a genus of rod-shaped (bacillus) Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The two species of ''Salmonella'' are ''Salmonella enterica'' and ''Salmonella bongori''. ''S. enterica'' is the type species and is fur ...
'' species. The molecular function of this RNA is unknown.
See also
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RyhB RNA
RyhB RNA is a 90 nucleotide RNA that down-regulates a set of iron-storage and iron-using proteins when iron is limiting; it is itself negatively regulated by the ferric uptake repressor protein, Fur ( Ferric uptake regulator).
Discovery
The gene ...
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RyeB RNA
The SdsR/RyeB RNA is a non-coding RNA that was identified in a large scale screen of ''E. coli''. The exact 5′ and 3′ ends of this RNA are uncertain. This RNA overlaps the SraC/RyeA RNA on the opposite strand suggesting that the two may act i ...
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RyeE RNA
The CyaR RNA (formerly known as RyeE RNA) non-coding RNA was identified in a large scale screen of ''Escherichia coli'' and was called candidate 14. The exact 5′ and 3′ ends of this RNA are uncertain. This gene lies between yegQ and orgK in '' ...
References
External links
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Non-coding RNA
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