Repetitive extragenic palindrome (REP) elements are local, context-dependent, dual 3'UTR regulators in Escherichia coli
Frances E. Harris, Yanting Hu, Subhash Chandra Verma, Sankar L Adhya, Weiqiang Zhou, Jie Xiao
This study identifies REP elements as dual regulators of 3'UTR function in E. coli, controlling transcription termination and mRNA stability in a context-dependent manner.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics