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SsrA (tmRNA) acts as an antisense RNA to regulate Staphylococcus aureus pigment synthesis by base pairing with crtMN mRNA.
FEBS letters - 22 Oct 2010
Liu Yu, Wu Na, Dong Jie, Gao Yaping, Zhang Xin, Shao Ningsheng, Yang Guang
Abstract excerpt
SsrA RNA (small stable RNA A), also known as tmRNA and 10Sa RNA, functions both as tRNA and mRNA through its unique structure. The carotenoid pigment is the eponymous feature of human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Here, we found that the pigment of the mutant strain with ssrA deletion was increased. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that ssrA could act as an antisense RNA aside from its well-known biological...
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