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ymcA
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ymcA

subunit of the regulatory iron-sulfur containing [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex, required for [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y] dependent maturation of polycistronic mRNAs, antagonist of biofilm repression by [protein|5A6FBAE6553343092862CB79E150F934978C32A9|SinR], control of the [SW|phosphorelay]
locus
BSU_17020
pI
5.09
mw
16.02 kDa
protein length
143 aa Sequence Blast
gene length
432 bp Sequence Blast
function
control of [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y] activity, see [SW|Targets of the Y complex]
product
subunit of the regulatory iron-sulfur containing [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex
essential
no
synonyms
ricA
Outlinks
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Genomic Context

      

categories

  • [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.2|Transcription factors and their control] → [category|SW 3.4.2.7|Control of transcription factor (other than two-component system)]
  • [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.7|phosphorelay] → [category|SW 3.4.7.6|Other protein controlling the activity of the phosphorelay]
  • [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.2|Biofilm formation]
  • [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1|Exponential and early post-exponential lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.1.2|Biofilm formation] → [category|SW 4.1.2.5|Other proteins required for biofilm formation]
  • [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.2|phosphorelay] → [category|SW 4.2.2.6|Other protein controlling the activity of the phosphorelay]

    • Gene

    Coordinates
    1,774,374 → 1,774,805

    Phenotypes of a mutant

  • strongly reduced [SW|genetic competence], strongly reduced [SW|sporulation] [Pubmed|23490197]
  • defective in [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y]-mediated maturation of polycistronic mRNAs, see [SW|Targets of the Y complex] [pubmed|29794222]

    • The protein

    Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

  • the [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex acts as specificity factor for [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y]-dependent processing of polycistronic mRNAs, see [SW|Targets of the Y complex] [pubmed|29794222]
  • the [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex stimulates [protein|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A] phosphorylation in the [category|SW 4.2.2|phosphorelay] [pubmed|27501195]

    • [SW|Cofactors]

  • one 4Fe-4S cluster (contributes to the co-ordination of the cluster (with [protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF] and [protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT])) [pubmed|31530674]

    • Structure

  • [PDB|6PRH] (the [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]dimer) [pubmed|31530674]
  • [PDB|6PRK] (the [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF] complex) [pubmed|31530674]

    • [SW|Localization]

  • cytoplasm [pubmed|27501195]

    • Expression and Regulation

    Operons

    genes
    [gene|7C9F99FF1BCDB0E1CFB0AFE959C7F16A99562E18|ymcB]-[gene|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|ymcA]
    description
    [Pubmed|22383849]
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    Biological materials

    Mutant

  • BKE17020 (Δ[gene|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|ymcA]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE17020 BGSC] and in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s lab, [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_GTCTTTTTTTGAGTAGAGCG, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAACACGGTGCCTTTACAG
  • BKK17020 (Δ[gene|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|ymcA]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK17020 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_GTCTTTTTTTGAGTAGAGCG, downstream forward: _UP4_TAAACACGGTGCCTTTACAG

    • References

  • 15661000,23490197,15175311,26434553,28295778,27501195,29794222,30265683