title: The end is not the end: remnants of tRNA precursors live on to sponge up small regulatory RNAs.
abstract: Natural RNA sponges sequestering cellular noncoding RNA molecules have been found in diverse organisms. In this issue, Lalaouna et al. (2015) report another type of RNA sponge, showing that stable intermediates of bacterial tRNA processing control endogenous small RNAs.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Wilma
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ziebuhr
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 2, 97080 Würzburg, Germany. Electronic address: joerg.vogel@uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000235:genetics*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D058727:RNA, Small Untranslated / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012322:RNA Precursors; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D058727:RNA, Small Untranslated; D012343:RNA, Transfer