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PrrB/RsmZ RNA family

PrrB/RsmZ RNA family is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand PrrB/RsmZ RNA family rather than just read about it. In short: The PrrB/RsmZ RNA family are a group of related non-coding RNA molecules found in bacteria. PrrB RNA is able to phenotypically complement gacS and gacA mutants and is itself regulated by the GacS-GacA two-component signal transduction system.

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Reference excerpt

The PrrB/RsmZ RNA family are a group of related non-coding RNA molecules found in bacteria. PrrB RNA is able to phenotypically complement gacS and gacA mutants and is itself regulated by the GacS-GacA two-component signal transduction system. Inactivation of the prrB gene in Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 resulted in a significant reduction of 2, 4-diacetylphloroglucinol (Phl) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) production, while increased metabolite production was observed when prrB was overexpressed. The prrB gene sequence contains a number of imperfect repeats of the consensus sequence 5′-AGGA-3′, and sequence analysis predicted a complex secondary structure featuring multiple putative stem-loops with the consensus sequences predominantly positioned at the single-stranded regions at the ends of the stem-loops. This structure is similar to the CsrB and RsmB regulatory RNAs (CsrB/RsmB RNA family), suggesting this RNA also interacts with a CsrA-like protein. Studies in Legionella pneumophila have shown that the ncRNAs RsmY and RsmZ together with the proteins LetA and CsrA are involved in a regulatory cascade. Also, it appears that these ncRNAs are regulated by RpoS sigma-factor.

See also CsrB/RsmB RNA family CsrC RNA family RsmY RNA family RsmX RsmW sRNA CsrA protein

References

Further reading Duss, O; Michel, E; Diarra dit Konté, N; Schubert, M; Allain, FH (Apr 2014). "Molecular basis for the wide range of affinity found in Csr/Rsm protein-RNA recognition". Nucleic Acids Research. 42 (8): 5332–5346. doi:10.1093/nar/gku141. PMC 4005645. PMID 24561806.

External links

Page for PrrB/RsmZ RNA family at Rfam Pfam page for the CsrA protein family

Illustrations

Worked examples

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of PrrB/RsmZ RNA family

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In the classroom: PrrB/RsmZ RNA family is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Molecular and cellular biology stubs, Non-coding RNA, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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