SraG RNA explained

SraG RNA
Symbol:SraG
Rfam:RF00082
Rna Type:Gene
sRNA
Tax Domain:Bacteria

SraG (small RNA G) is a small non-coding RNA (ncRNA). It is the functional product of a gene which is not translated into protein.

This ncRNA was discovered in the bacteria Escherichia coli during a large scale computational screen for transcription signals and genomic features of known small RNA-encoding genes.[1] During this screen 14 novel ncRNA genes were identified, including GlmZ, SraB, SraC and SraD.[1]

The expression of SraG was experimentally confirmed by Northern blotting which also indicated this RNA undergoes specific cleavage processing.[1] The function of this RNA is unknown.

Notes and References

  1. Argaman L, Hershberg R, Vogel J, etal . Novel small RNA-encoding genes in the intergenic regions of Escherichia coli . Curr. Biol. . 11 . 12 . 941–950 . 2001 . 11448770 . 10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00270-6 . free .