| Feature | tmRNA |
| Definition | transfer messenger RNA; tmRNA acts as a tRNA first, and then as an mRNA that encodes a peptide tag; the ribosome translates this mRNA region of tmRNA and attaches the encoded peptide tag to the C-terminus of the unfinished protein; this attached tag targets the protein for destruction or proteolysis; |
| Optional Qualifiers | /db_xref="<database>:<identifier>" /experiment="[CATEGORY:]text" /function="text" /gene="text" /gene_synonym="text" /inference="[CATEGORY:]TYPE[ (same species)][:EVIDENCE_BASIS]" /locus_tag="text" (single token) /map="text" /note="text" /old_locus_tag="text" (single token) /product="text" /pseudo /pseudogene="TYPE" /standard_name="text" /tag_peptide=<base_range> |
| Last Updated | Fri Oct 22 16:27:59 2021 |