title: A new way to start: nanoRNA-mediated priming of transcription initiation.
abstract: A recent study provides evidence that RNA polymerase uses 2- to ~4-nt RNAs, species termed "nanoRNAs," to prime transcription initiation in Escherichia coli. Priming of transcription initiation with nanoRNAs represents a previously undocumented component of transcription start site selection and gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Waksman Institute and Department of Genetics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA. bnickels@waksman.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Bryce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Nickels
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial
keywords: RNA polymerase; RNA-seq; gene expression; small RNA; start site selection; stationary phase