Related MeSH Hierarchy (4)
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Genetic Phenomena [G05] » Genetic Structures » Base Sequence » Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid » Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid » Riboswitch
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleic Acids » RNA » RNA, Messenger » Riboswitch
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Chemical Phenomena [G02] » Biochemical Phenomena » Molecular Structure » Base Sequence » Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid » Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid » Riboswitch
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleic Acids » RNA » RNA, Untranslated » Untranslated Regions » Regulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic Acid » Riboswitch
Description
Part of a MESSENGER RNA molecule that undergoes a conformation change upon binding a specific metabolite or other small molecule thereby regulating the messenger RNA's transcription, post-transcriptional processing, transport, translation, or stability in response to varying levels of the metabolite or other small molecule. MeSH
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