Transfer-Messenger RNA

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

**Definition:** An RNA encoded by the bacterial ssrA gene. It is involved in the recycling of stalled ribosomes and the targeting of both defective mRNA molecules and incomplete nascent proteins for degradation.

**Synonyms:** - 10Sa RNA - 10Sa RNA - SsrA - SsrA - tmRNA - tmRNA