S-element

S-element
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of S-element
Identifiers
Symbol	S-element
Rfam	RF00490
Other data
RNA type	Cis-reg
Domain(s)	Bacteria
SO	SO:0000233
PDB structures	PDBe

The S-element is an RNA element found in p42d and related plasmids. The S-element has multiple functions and is believed to act as a negative regulator of repC transcription, and be required for efficient replication and act as a translational enhancer of repC.^[1]

See also

• ctRNA

References

1. Venkova-Canova T, Soberón NE, Ramírez-Romero MA, Cevallos MA (December 2004). "Two discrete elements are required for the replication of a repABC plasmid: an antisense RNA and a stem-loop structure". Molecular Microbiology. 54 (5): 1431–1444. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04366.x. PMID 15554980. S2CID 41843742.

External links

• Page for S-element at Rfam