M-box

A Mg(2+)-binding riboswitch, controls expression of the mgtE gene in response to the presence of magnesium.

References

Charles E Dann, Catherine A Wakeman, Cecelia L Sieling, Stephanie C Baker, Irnov Irnov, Wade C Winkler
Structure and mechanism of a metal-sensing regulatory RNA.
Cell: 2007, 130(5);878-92
[PubMed:17803910] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Jeffrey E Barrick, Keith A Corbino, Wade C Winkler, Ali Nahvi, Maumita Mandal, Jennifer Collins, Mark Lee, Adam Roth, Narasimhan Sudarsan, Inbal Jona, J Kenneth Wickiser, Ronald R Breaker
New RNA motifs suggest an expanded scope for riboswitches in bacterial genetic control.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 2004, 101(17);6421-6
[PubMed:15096624] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)