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DnaX ribosomal frameshifting element
Identifiers
SymbolDnaX
Rfam RF00382
Other data
RNA type Cis-reg; frameshift_element
Domain(s) Bacteria
SO SO:0005836
PDB structures PDBe

The DnaX ribosomal frameshifting element is a RNA element found in the mRNA of the dnaX gene in E. coli. The dnaX gene has two encoded products, tau and gamma, which are produced in a 1:1 ratio. The gamma protein is synthesised due to programmed frameshifting and is shorter than tau. The two products of the dnaX gene are DNA polymerase III subunits. [1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Larsen B, Gesteland RF, Atkins JF (August 1997). "Structural probing and mutagenic analysis of the stem-loop required for Escherichia coli dnaX ribosomal frameshifting: programmed efficiency of 50%". Journal of Molecular Biology. 271 (1): 47–60. doi: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1162. PMC  7126992. PMID  9300054.
  2. ^ Blinkova A, Burkart MF, Owens TD, Walker JR (July 1997). "Conservation of the Escherichia coli dnaX programmed ribosomal frameshift signal in Salmonella typhimurium". Journal of Bacteriology. 179 (13): 4438–4442. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4438-4442.1997. PMC  179275. PMID  9209069.

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