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Review
. 1999 Jan;7(1):37-45.
doi: 10.1016/s0966-842x(98)01379-1.

Small RNAs in Escherichia coli

K M Wassarman  1 , A Zhang, G Storz
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Review

Small RNAs in Escherichia coli

K M Wassarman et al. Trends Microbiol. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Bacterial cells contain several small RNAs (sRNAs) that are not translated. These stable, abundant RNAs act by multiple mechanisms, such as RNA-RNA basepairing, RNA-protein interactions and intrinsic RNA activity, and regulate diverse cellular functions, including RNA processing, mRNA stability, translation, protein stability and secretion.

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