RnjA

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Gene name rnjA
Synonyms ykqC
Essential yes PubMed
Product RNase J1
Function RNA processing
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Ile, Leu, Val, Coenzyme A
MW, pI 61 kDa, 5.902
Gene length, protein length 1665 bp, 555 aa
Immediate neighbours adeC, ykzG
Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
Genetic context
YkqC context.gif
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The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU14530

Phenotypes of a mutant

essential PubMed

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: no entry
  • SubtiList entry: [1]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: endonuclease and 5'-3' exonuclease
  • Protein family: RNase J subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): RnjB

RNAs affected by rnjA

hbs, thrS

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:
  • Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

  • Structure: 3BK1 (RNase J from Thermus thermophilus) 3BK2 (RNase J from Thermus thermophilus, complex with UMP)
  • KEGG entry: [2]
  • E.C. number:

Additional information

  • subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed

required for thrS RNA processing, involved in maturation of the 5’-end of the16S rRNA

Expression and regulation

  • Operon:
  • Sigma factor:
  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information: subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed, subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed

Biological materials

  • Mutant: GP41 (rnjA under control of p(xyl)), available in Stülke lab; SSB342 (rnjA under pspac), cat, available in Harald Putzer lab
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion: pGP418 (in pAC7), available in Stülke lab
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Stülke lab
  • FLAG-tag construct: GP1028 (spc, based on pGP1331), available in the Stülke lab
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Harald Putzer, IBPC Paris, France Homepage

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

Ciaran Condon, IBPC, Paris, France Homepage

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Ciarán Condon
What is the role of RNase J in mRNA turnover?
RNA Biol: 2010, 7(3);316-21
[PubMed:20458164] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Original publications