Aar small RNA

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In molecular biology, the Aar small RNA is a small RNA (sRNA) produced by species of Acinetobacter . It was first discovered in Acinetobacter baylyi, and is located between the trpS and sucD genes. [1] TrpS encodes tryptophanyl-tRNA-synthetase II and sucD encodes succinyl-coA-synthetase subunit alpha. [2] [3] Aar upregulates several mRNAs encoding proteins involved in amino acid metabolism. [4]

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References

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