F factor promotes turnover of stable RNA in escherichia coli.
Male bacteria that contain and srnA- mutant allele degrade their "stable" RNA massively after RNA synthesis is blocked at 42 degrees C; a normal F- female strain shows no such RNA breakdown unless both the srnA- allele and maleness (F factor) are introduced.
D000483:Alleles; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D005796:Genes; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005838:Genotype; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D013696:Temperature
D012329:RNA, Bacterial