magnesium-dependent 5'->3' exonuclease, contributes to the removal of RNA from an Okazaki fragment, protection of developing and dormant spores against UV DNA damage
function
removal of RNA from Okazaki fragments
product
5'->3' exonuclease
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.1|Genetics] → [category|SW 3.1.1|DNA replication][category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.1|Genetics] → [category|SW 3.1.5|DNA repair/ recombination] → [category|SW 3.1.5.6|Other proteins]Gene
Coordinates
2,310,995 → 2,311,885
Phenotypes of a mutant
a [gene|3D6DA8B52A4CB49361E67906140696FFA1EF6099|polA] [gene|FCDE5EA6E50A8C72A499E2F1FFB808DC86466A29|exoR] double mutant is not viable (synthetic lethality) [pubmed|17114254]a [gene|B8B0F6B129475FDEEA8D538A51C153BF9A35887D|rnhC] [gene|FCDE5EA6E50A8C72A499E2F1FFB808DC86466A29|exoR] double mutant is not viable at 25°C [pubmed|30670546]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
removal of RNA from Okazaki fragments [pubmed|30670546]magnesium-dependent exonuclease, shows highest binding affinity to 5′ overhangs in dsDNA [pubmed|31251806]Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|3D6DA8B52A4CB49361E67906140696FFA1EF6099|PolA]: [SW|Cofactors]
Mg2+ [pubmed|31251806]Structure
[PDB|1BGX] (Taq polymerase, 36% identity) [pubmed|9770525][SW|Localization]
recruited to replication forks after induction of DNA damage [pubmed|31251806]Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|FCDE5EA6E50A8C72A499E2F1FFB808DC86466A29|exoR]
description
[pubmed|22383849]
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Mutant
MGNA-B868 (exoA::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1867 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]BKE22010 (Δ[gene|FCDE5EA6E50A8C72A499E2F1FFB808DC86466A29|exoR]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE22010 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATCAAATAACTCCCTTTTC, downstream forward: _UP4_GCTAGAGAGATCGTTTAGATBKK22010 (Δ[gene|FCDE5EA6E50A8C72A499E2F1FFB808DC86466A29|exoR]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK22010 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_CATCAAATAACTCCCTTTTC, downstream forward: _UP4_GCTAGAGAGATCGTTTAGATReferences
17114254,17905985,16045613,30096406,9770525,30670546,31251806