RnjA

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Gene name rnjA
Synonyms ykqC
Essential yes PubMed
Product RNase J1
Function RNA processing
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: rnjA
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RNase J1
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
rnjA
MW, pI 61 kDa, 5.902
Gene length, protein length 1665 bp, 555 aa
Immediate neighbours adeC, ykzG
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
YkqC context.gif
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
RnjA expression.png















Categories containing this gene/protein

Rnases, essential genes

This gene is a member of the following regulons

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU14530

Phenotypes of a mutant

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

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • 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

  • Regulation:
  • Regulatory mechanism:
  • Additional information:
    • subject to Clp-dependent proteolysis upon glucose starvation PubMed
    • translation of YkzG and RnjA is coupled, and this coupling is required for efficient expression of RNase J1 PubMed

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
    • GP41 (rnjA under control of p(xyl)), available in Jörg Stülke's lab
    • SSB342 (rnjA under pspac), cat, available in Harald Putzer lab
  • Expression vector:
    • for chromosomal expression of RNase J1-Strep (spc): GP1034, available in Jörg Stülke's lab
    • for chromosomal expression of RNase J1-Strep (cat): GP1042, available in Jörg Stülke's lab
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system: B. pertussis adenylate cyclase-based bacterial two hybrid system (BACTH), available in Jörg Stülke's 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

Soumaya Laalami, Léna Zig, Harald Putzer
Initiation of mRNA decay in bacteria.
Cell Mol Life Sci: 2014, 71(10);1799-828
[PubMed:24064983] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Zbigniew Dominski, Agamemnon J Carpousis, Béatrice Clouet-d'Orval
Emergence of the β-CASP ribonucleases: highly conserved and ubiquitous metallo-enzymes involved in messenger RNA maturation and degradation.
Biochim Biophys Acta: 2013, 1829(6-7);532-51
[PubMed:23403287] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Richard J Lewis, Ulrike Mäder, Jörg Stülke
RNA degradation in Bacillus subtilis: an interplay of essential endo- and exoribonucleases.
Mol Microbiol: 2012, 84(6);1005-17
[PubMed:22568516] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

David H Bechhofer
Bacillus subtilis mRNA decay: new parts in the toolkit.
Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA: 2011, 2(3);387-94
[PubMed:21957024] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Jamie Richards, Joel G Belasco
Ribonuclease J: how to lead a double life.
Structure: 2011, 19(9);1201-3
[PubMed:21893280] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ciarán Condon, David H Bechhofer
Regulated RNA stability in the Gram positives.
Curr Opin Microbiol: 2011, 14(2);148-54
[PubMed:21334965] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

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