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RNA in control

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In bacteria, some messenger RNAs can sense the need for their protein product and accordingly regulate expression of their own genes. A similar type of RNA regulation has now been revealed in higher organisms.

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Figure 1: Regulation of gene expression by riboswitches in Neurospora crassa.

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  1. Benjamin J. Blencowe and May Khanna are in the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics and the Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Donnelly CCBR Building, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada. b.blencowe@utoronto.ca,

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