Highlights d An RNA repair operon is activated by mutations that cause tRNA halves to accumulate d Operon expression and accumulation of tRNA halves occur upon DNA damage d The 5 0 tRNA halves that accumulate end in 2 0 , 3 0 -cyclic phosphate d The RtcR transcriptional activator oligomerizes upon binding these 5 0 tRNA halves
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