S-box Element

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The s-box element is a riboswitch that controls different genes within the sulfur metabolism.

Genes controled by s-box element: cysH, metE, metK, yitJ, yjcI, ykrT, ykrW, yoaD, yusC, yxjG, yxjH



  1. Tomsic J, McDaniel BA, Grundy FJ, (2008) Henkin TM. Natural variability in S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent riboswitches: S-box elements in bacillus subtilis exhibit differential sensitivity to SAM In vivo and in vitro. J Bacteriol. Feb;190(3): 823-33. [1]