RnpB

• Description: RNA component of RNase P
  
  

Gene name	rnpB
Synonyms	rnaP
Essential	no
Product	RNA component of ribonuclease P (RNase P) (catalytic subunit, ribozyme)
Function	cleavage of precursor sequences from the 5' ends of pre-tRNAs
Gene length	401 bp
Immediate neighbours	ypsC, ypsB
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: 2A64 (from Geobacillus stearothermophilus), 1NBS (specificity domain)

The RNA

• Biological activity:

• RNA family:

• interaction: RnpA-RnpB

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

Roland Hartmann, Marburg University, Germany homepage

References

Barbara Wegscheid, Roland K Hartmann
In vivo and in vitro investigation of bacterial type B RNase P interaction with tRNA 3'-CCA.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2007, 35(6);2060-73
[PubMed:17355991] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Barbara Wegscheid, Ciarán Condon, Roland K Hartmann
Type A and B RNase P RNAs are interchangeable in vivo despite substantial biophysical differences.
EMBO Rep: 2006, 7(4);411-7
[PubMed:16470227] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Christoph Rox, Ralph Feltens, Thomas Pfeiffer, Roland K Hartmann
Potential contact sites between the protein and RNA subunit in the Bacillus subtilis RNase P holoenzyme.
J Mol Biol: 2002, 315(4);551-60
[PubMed:11812129] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

A Hansen, T Pfeiffer, T Zuleeg, S Limmer, J Ciesiolka, R Feltens, R K Hartmann
Exploring the minimal substrate requirements for trans-cleavage by RNase P holoenzymes from Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2001, 41(1);131-43
[PubMed:11454206] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

J M Warnecke, R Held, S Busch, R K Hartmann
Role of metal ions in the hydrolysis reaction catalyzed by RNase P RNA from Bacillus subtilis.
J Mol Biol: 1999, 290(2);433-45
[PubMed:10390342] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

1. Hansen, A., Pfeiffer, T., Zuleeg, T., Limmer, S., Ciesiolka, J., Feltens, R. & Hartmann, R. K. (2001). Exploring the minimal substrate requirements for trans-cleavage by RNase P holoenzyme from Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol 41, 131-143. PubMed
2. Author1, Author2 & Author3 (year) Title Journal volume: page-page. PubMed