PreQ1 riboswitch

This riboswitch controls the expression of the queC-queD-queE-queF operon in response to the availability of queuosine. In the absence of queuosine, the riboswitch allows transcriptional antitermination.

Structure of this riboswitch

Mijeong Kang, Robert Peterson, Juli Feigon
Structural Insights into riboswitch control of the biosynthesis of queuosine, a modified nucleotide found in the anticodon of tRNA.
Mol Cell: 2009, 33(6);784-90
[PubMed:19285444] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Daniel J Klein, Thomas E Edwards, Adrian R Ferré-D'Amaré
Cocrystal structure of a class I preQ1 riboswitch reveals a pseudoknot recognizing an essential hypermodified nucleobase.
Nat Struct Mol Biol: 2009, 16(3);343-4
[PubMed:19234468] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Adam Roth, Wade C Winkler, Elizabeth E Regulski, Bobby W K Lee, Jinsoo Lim, Inbal Jona, Jeffrey E Barrick, Ankita Ritwik, Jane N Kim, Rüdiger Welz, Dirk Iwata-Reuyl, Ronald R Breaker
A riboswitch selective for the queuosine precursor preQ1 contains an unusually small aptamer domain.
Nat Struct Mol Biol: 2007, 14(4);308-17
[PubMed:17384645] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)