Genome-wide discovery of structured noncoding RNAs in bacteria

Abstract Background Structured noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) play essential roles in many biological processes such as gene regulation, signaling, RNA processing, and protein synthesis. Among the most common groups of ncRNAs in bacteria are riboswitches. These cis-regulatory, metabolite-binding RNAs are p...

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Main Authors: Shira Stav, Ruben M. Atilho, Gayan Mirihana Arachchilage, Giahoa Nguyen, Gadareth Higgs, Ronald R. Breaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1433-7