Antisense RNA Addiction Modules
Antisense RNA-type addiction modules use a regulatory strand of RNA which is at least partially "antisense" (having complimentary base pair encoding) to bind to toxin RNA, and thus prevent toxin transcription. This antisense RNA molecule plays the role of antitoxin, similar to the proteic equivalent described above, and is similarly degraded at a faster rate than the toxin mRNA it inhibits. In addition, the transcription of the antitoxin RNA is heavily upregulated by a strong promoter which ensures excess antitoxin in cells which have a functioning addiction module.
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