Sar RNA

sar RNA
Identifiers
Symbolsar
RfamRF00262
Other data
RNA typeGene; antisense
Domain(s)Bacteria; Viruses
GOGO:0003729
SOSO:0000644
PDB structuresPDBe

Sar RNA is an antisense non-coding RNA that is partly responsible for the negative regulation of antirepressor synthesis during development of bacteriophage P22. The target of Sar RNA is ant mRNA. Structurally, Sar RNA forms two stem-loops.

References

  1. 1 2 Schaefer KL, McClure WR (February 1997). "Antisense RNA control of gene expression in bacteriophage P22. I. Structures of sar RNA and its target, ant mRNA". RNA. 3 (2): 141–156. PMC 1369469. PMID 9042942.