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riboswitch: a standalone construct

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Molecular biology

messenger RNA segment that binds a small molecule directly and shifts gene expression in response.

In molecular biology, riboswitch refers to messenger RNA segment that binds a small molecule directly and shifts gene expression in response. This meaning comes from Winkler (2002) in Nature.[1]

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References

Winkler, W., Nahvi, A., & Breaker, R. R. (2002). Thiamine derivatives bind messenger RNAs directly to regulate bacterial gene expression. Nature, 419(6910), 952-956. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01145

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