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Importance of the conserved nucleotides around the tRNA-like structure of Escherichia coli transfer-messenger RNA for protein tagging.
Nucleic acids research - 15 Nov 2001
Hanawa-Suetsugu K, Bordeau V, Himeno H, Muto A, Felden B
Abstract excerpt
A bacterial RNA functioning as both tRNA and mRNA, transfer-messenger RNA (tmRNA) rescues stalled ribosomes and clears the cell of incomplete polypeptides. For function, Escherichia coli tmRNA requires an elaborate interplay between a tRNA-like structure and an internal mRNA domain that are connected by a 295 nt long compact secondary structure. The tRNA-like structure is surrounded by 16 unpaired nt, including...
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