MrnC

• Description: RNase Mini-III
  
  

Gene name	mrnC
Synonyms	yazC
Essential	no
Product	RNase Mini-III
Function	maturation of 23S rRNA
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways: tRNA charging
MW, pI	16 kDa, 9.153
Gene length, protein length	429 bp, 143 aa
Immediate neighbours	cysS, yacO
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU00950

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: [1]

• SubtiList entry: [2]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity:

• Protein family: RNase III family (but lacks the dsRNA-binding domain)

• Paralogous protein(s):

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity: RplC binding to the precursor 23S rRNA stimulates MrnC activity PubMed

• Interactions:

• Localization:

Database entries

• Structure:

• Swiss prot entry: O31418

• KEGG entry: [3]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon: gltX-cysE-cysS-mrnC-yacO-yacP PubMed

• Sigma factor: SigA PubMed

• Regulation: repression by cysteine (T-box) PubMed

• Regulatory mechanism: T-box, overlaps a transcription terminator upstream of cysE: transcription antitermination PubMed

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Ciaran Condon, IBPC, Paris, France Homepage

David Bechhofer, Mount Sinai School, New York, USA Homepage

References

Ana Gutiérrez-Preciado, Tina M Henkin, Frank J Grundy, Charles Yanofsky, Enrique Merino
Biochemical features and functional implications of the RNA-based T-box regulatory mechanism.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev: 2009, 73(1);36-61
[PubMed:19258532] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Yulia Redko, Ciarán Condon
Ribosomal protein L3 bound to 23S precursor rRNA stimulates its maturation by Mini-III ribonuclease.
Mol Microbiol: 2009, 71(5);1145-54
[PubMed:19154332] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Gabriela Olmedo, Plinio Guzmán
Mini-III, a fourth class of RNase III catalyses maturation of the Bacillus subtilis 23S ribosomal RNA.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 68(5);1073-6
[PubMed:18430137] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Yulia Redko, David H Bechhofer, Ciarán Condon
Mini-III, an unusual member of the RNase III family of enzymes, catalyses 23S ribosomal RNA maturation in B. subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 68(5);1096-106
[PubMed:18363798] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

L Chen, L P James, J D Helmann
Metalloregulation in Bacillus subtilis: isolation and characterization of two genes differentially repressed by metal ions.
J Bacteriol: 1993, 175(17);5428-37
[PubMed:8396117] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)