SsrA

• Description: tmRNA
  
  

Gene name	ssrA
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	tmRNA
Function	trans-translation
Gene length	bp
Immediate neighbours	yvaG, smpB
Gene sequence (+200bp)
Genetic context This image was kindly provided by SubtiList

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

• Structure:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant:

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion:

• GFP fusion:

• two-hybrid system:

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/RNA

• Chet Price, Davis, USA homepage

References

Hiromi Ujiie, Tomoko Matsutani, Hisashi Tomatsu, Ai Fujihara, Chisato Ushida, Yasuhiko Miwa, Yasutaro Fujita, Hyouta Himeno, Akira Muto
Trans-translation is involved in the CcpA-dependent tagging and degradation of TreP in Bacillus subtilis.
J Biochem: 2009, 145(1);59-66
[PubMed:18977770] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ji-Hyun Shin, Chester W Price
The SsrA-SmpB ribosome rescue system is important for growth of Bacillus subtilis at low and high temperatures.
J Bacteriol: 2007, 189(10);3729-37
[PubMed:17369301] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Marc A B Kolkman, Eugenio Ferrari
The fate of extracellular proteins tagged by the SsrA system of Bacillus subtilis.
Microbiology (Reading): 2004, 150(Pt 2);427-436
[PubMed:14766921] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Jeffrey H Withey, David I Friedman
A salvage pathway for protein structures: tmRNA and trans-translation.
Annu Rev Microbiol: 2003, 57;101-23
[PubMed:12730326] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

T Wiegert, W Schumann
SsrA-mediated tagging in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2001, 183(13);3885-9
[PubMed:11395451] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A W Karzai, E D Roche, R T Sauer
The SsrA-SmpB system for protein tagging, directed degradation and ribosome rescue.
Nat Struct Biol: 2000, 7(6);449-55
[PubMed:10881189] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)