Lnt RNA motif

The Lnt RNA motif refers to a conserved RNA structure found in certain bacteria.^[1] Specifically, Lnt RNAs are known only in species within the phylum Chlorobiota, and are located in the possible 5' untranslated regions (5' UTRs) of genes that are annotated as encoding apolipoprotein N-acyltransferase enzymes. There is some doubt as to whether the indicated motif is transcribed as RNA, or whether its reverse complement is transcribed. If the reverse complement is transcribed it would potentially in 5' UTRs of genes encoding bacteriochlorophyll A, and would be close to the start codon of those genes.

Consensus secondary structure of Lnt RNAs. This figure is adapted from a previous publication.^[1]

Lnt RNA
Identifiers
Symbol	Lnt
Rfam	RF01711
Other data
RNA type	Cis-reg;
Domain(s)	Bacteria;
SO	SO:0005836
PDB structures	PDBe