hfq [Fri Sep 02 2016 13:02:37 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

RNA chaperone

Locus: BSU17340

Isoelectric point: 8.00

Molecular weight: 8.00 kDa

Function: unknown

Product: RNA chaperone

Essential: no

Synonyms: ymaH

Genomic Context

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Categories containing this gene/protein

• Information processing → RNA synthesis and degradation → RNA chaperones

Categories containing this gene/protein

• RNA chaperones

Gene

Coordinates on the chromosome (coding sequence): 1,867,373 -> 1,867,594

The protein

Protein family

• hfq family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Structure

• 3HSB (complex with an RNA aptamer) PubMed

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• hfq PubMed

Regulation

• repressed by glucose (7.7-fold) PubMed
• expression (mRNA levels) is quite constant during growth in minimal medium PubMed
• the Hfq protein amount increases upon transition to stationary phase PubMed

Biological materials

Mutant

• GP22 (cat), available in the Jörg Stülke's lab

LacZ fusion

• pGP460 (in pAC7), available in Jörg Stülke's lab

Two-hybrid system

• B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Jörg Stülke's lab

FLAG-tag construct

• GP1067 (spc, based on pGP1331), available in Jörg Stülke's lab

References

Reviews

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Original publications

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