CopA-like RNA
CopA-like RNA is a family of non-coding RNAs found on the R1 plasmid.
In several groups of bacterial plasmids, antisense RNAs regulate copy number through inhibition of replication initiator protein synthesis. These RNAs are characterised by a long hairpin structure interrupted by several unpaired nucleotides or bulged loops. In plasmid R1, the inhibitory complex between the antisense RNA and its target mRNA is characterised by a four-way junction structure and a side-by-side helical alignment.
