fbpB [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:52:34 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

Fur-regulated basic protein, acts as RNA chaperone for fsrA, response to iron limitation

locus: BSU04530

pI: 9.90

mw: 6.00 kDa

function: RNA chaperone

product: Fur-regulated basic protein, acts as RNA chaperone
for fsrA, response to iron limitation

essential: no

synonyms: ydbN

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.3|Homeostasis] → [category|SW 1.3.3|Acquisition of iron] → [category|SW 1.3.3.3|Acquisition of iron / Other]
• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.5|Iron metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6.5.1|Acquisition of iron / Other]
• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.2|RNA synthesis and degradation] → [category|SW 3.2.2|RNA chaperones]
• [category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.8|Short peptides]

syns: ydbN

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|acquisition of iron], [SW|iron metabolism], [SW|RNA chaperones], [SW|short peptides]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|Fur regulon]

Gene

Phenotypes of a mutant

• transcription profile of a ''[protein|search|fbpA] [protein|search|fbpB]'' double mutant strain: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE27416 GEO] [Pubmed|22389480]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|fbpA]-[protein|search|fbpB]'' [Pubmed|18697947]

Regulation

• induced upon iron starvation ([protein|search|Fur]) [Pubmed|12354229]

Regulatory mechanism

• [protein|search|Fur]: transcription repression [Pubmed|12354229]

References

• 12354229,18697947,20525796,22389480,22427629