RatA

• Description: regulatory RNA, ncRNA, antisense for txpA
  
  

Gene name	ratA
Synonyms
Essential	no
Product	txpA antisense RNA
Function	control of txpA expression
Gene length	222 bp
Immediate neighbours	yqbN, bsrH
Gene sequence (+200bp)
Genetic context File:GenE context.gif

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag:

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry:

• Structure:

Categories containing this gene/protein

ncRNA

The RNA

binds the txpA mRNA and triggers its degradation PubMed

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/protein

Richard Losick, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA Homepage

References

Jessica M Silvaggi, John B Perkins, Richard Losick
Small untranslated RNA antitoxin in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2005, 187(19);6641-50
[PubMed:16166525] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)