Plasmids 101: Terminators and PolyA signals
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...consensus sequence for the addition of a poly(A) tail, the addition of a poly(A) tail on a prokaryotic transcript...regulatory elements, such as the polyadenylation or poly(A) signal. While many studies focus on promoter ...in the RNA transcript followed by a weakly bound poly-uracil tract as shown in the figure to the right...eukaryotic-specific process, prokaryotes also add poly(A) tails to certain RNAs. Unlike the eukaryotic ...added to any accessible 3' end. The presence of the poly(A) tail targets the RNA to the degradosome, which...protected by secondary structure. It is thought that poly(A)s are used to control the cellular concentration...available for polyadenylation. The addition of the poly(A) tail is important for stability of the mRNA, ...