title: A new window onto translational repression by bacterial sRNAs.
abstract: In this issue of Molecular Cell, Bouvier et al. (2008) show that bacterial sRNAs can repress mRNA translation not only by binding to the Shine-Dalgarno element but also by base pairing anywhere within the first few codons of the protein-coding region.
authors.affiliation: Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine at the Skirball Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Joel G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Belasco
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008957:Models, Genetic; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D022661:RNA, Untranslated / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D012475:Salmonella / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D022661:RNA, Untranslated