tmRNA_coding_piece

Term ID

SO:0000769

Synonyms

• tmRNA coding piece

Definition

The region of a two-piece tmRNA that bears the reading frame encoding the proteolysis tag. The tmRNA gene undergoes circular permutation in some groups of bacteria. Processing of the transcripts from such a gene leaves the mature tmRNA in two pieces, base-paired together.

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology