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RNAIII activates map expression by forming an RNA-RNA complex in Staphylococcus aureus.
FEBS letters - 23 Mar 2011
Liu Yu, Mu Chunhua, Ying Xiaomin, Li Wuju, Wu Na, Dong Jie, Gao Yaping, Shao Ningsheng, Fan Ming, Yang Guang
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive pathogen responsible for a wide variety of diseases. RNAIII is the key effector of the accessory gene regulator (agr) system. It is a regulatory RNA (514 nucleotides long) that acts at both transcription and translation level to regulate the production of numerous toxins, enzymes and cell surface proteins. Here, we reveal that map (major histocompatibility complex class II...
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