| yybP-ykoY leader | |
|---|---|
| Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of yybP-ykoY | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | yybP-ykoY |
| Alt. Symbols | SraF |
| Rfam | RF00080 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Cis-reg; riboswitch |
| Domain | Bacteria |
| SO | SO:0000233 |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
The yybP-ykoY leader RNA element was originally discovered in E. coli during a large scale screen and was named SraF. [1] This family was later found to exist upstream of related families of protein genes in many bacteria, including the yybP and ykoY genes in B. subtilis . The specific functions of these proteins are unknown, but this structured RNA element may be involved in their genetic regulation as a riboswitch. [2] The yybP-ykoY element was later proposed to be manganese-responsive after another associated family of genes, YebN/MntP, was shown to encode Mn2+ efflux pumps in several bacteria. [3] [4] [5] Genetic data and a crystal structure confirmed that yybp-ykoY is a manganese riboswitch that directly binds Mn2+ [6] [7]