In molecular biology, the h2cR sRNA is a small RNA produced by species of the bacterial genus Burkholderia. It binds to the 5'UTR of mRNA encoding the hfq2 chaperone protein. Binding of this sRNA to the hfq2 mRNA results in accelerated decay of the mRNA.[1]
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edit- ^ Ramos CG, da Costa PJ, Döring G, Leitão JH (2012). "The Novel Cis-Encoded Small RNA h2cR Is a Negative Regulator of hfq2 in Burkholderia cenocepacia". PLOS ONE. 7 (10): e47896. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...747896R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047896. PMC 3474761. PMID 23082228.