title: A novel small stable RNA, 6Sa RNA, from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC6301.
abstract: We isolated a novel RNA species from the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC6301 and determined its gene sequence. This novel RNA was termed 6Sa RNA from its length (185 nt). Cross-hybridization of 6Sa RNA to other related microorganisms suggests that its existence is restricted to the Synechococcus genus or related organisms. A high level of accumulation of this RNA was observed by Northern analysis, indicating that 6Sa RNA is stable in cells. Computer-aided prediction of the 6Sa RNA secondary structure also supports its stability.
authors.affiliation: Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugita
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D019976:Cloning, Organism; D003198:Computer Simulation; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D008961:Models, Structural; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009843:Oligoribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D009843:Oligoribonucleotides; D012329:RNA, Bacterial