RnjB

• Description: RNase J2
  
  

Gene name	rnjB
Synonyms	ymfA
Essential	no
Product	RNase J2
Function	RNA processing and degradation
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: RNase J2
MW, pI	56 kDa, 9.18
Gene length, protein length	1545 bp, 515 aa
Immediate neighbours	dapA, tepA
Get the DNA and protein sequences (Barbe et al., 2009)
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Categories containing this gene/protein

Rnases

The gene

Basic information

• Locus tag: BSU16780

Database entries

• DBTBS entry: no entry

• SubtiList entry: [1]

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

• Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: endoribonuclease, involved in processing of thrS mRNA

• Protein family: RNase J subfamily (according to Swiss-Prot)

• Paralogous protein(s): RnjA

Extended information on the protein

• Kinetic information:

• Domains:

• Modification:

• Cofactor(s):

• Effectors of protein activity:

• Interactions:
  • associated to the RNA degradosome PubMed
  • RnjA-RnjB PubMed

• Localization: cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)

Database entries

• Structure: 3ZQ4 (RNase J1) PubMed

• KEGG entry: [2]

• E.C. number:

Expression and regulation

• Operon:

• Sigma factor:

• Regulation:

• Regulatory mechanism:

• Additional information:

Biological materials

• Mutant: GP45 (spc), GP1113 (miniTn10 spc), both available in Stülke lab

• Expression vector:

• lacZ fusion: pGP419 (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: GP1001 (spc, based on pGP1331), available in the Stülke lab

• Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Harald Putzer, IBPC Paris, France Homepage

References

Reviews

Additional reviews: PubMed

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
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

Joseph A Newman, Lorraine Hewitt, Cecilia Rodrigues, Alexandra Solovyova, Colin R Harwood, Richard J Lewis
Unusual, dual endo- and exonuclease activity in the degradosome explained by crystal structure analysis of RNase J1.
Structure: 2011, 19(9);1241-51
[PubMed:21893285] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Gintaras Deikus, David H Bechhofer
5' End-independent RNase J1 endonuclease cleavage of Bacillus subtilis model RNA.
J Biol Chem: 2011, 286(40);34932-40
[PubMed:21862575] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Nathalie Mathy, Agnès Hébert, Peggy Mervelet, Lionel Bénard, Audrey Dorléans, Inés Li de la Sierra-Gallay, Philippe Noirot, Harald Putzer, Ciarán Condon
Bacillus subtilis ribonucleases J1 and J2 form a complex with altered enzyme behaviour.
Mol Microbiol: 2010, 75(2);489-98
[PubMed:20025672] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Shiyi Yao, David H Bechhofer
Processing and stability of inducibly expressed rpsO mRNA derivatives in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 2009, 191(18);5680-9
[PubMed:19633085] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Fabian M Commichau, Fabian M Rothe, Christina Herzberg, Eva Wagner, Daniel Hellwig, Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Elke Hammer, Uwe Völker, Jörg Stülke
Novel activities of glycolytic enzymes in Bacillus subtilis: interactions with essential proteins involved in mRNA processing.
Mol Cell Proteomics: 2009, 8(6);1350-60
[PubMed:19193632] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Ulrike Mäder, Léna Zig, Julia Kretschmer, Georg Homuth, Harald Putzer
mRNA processing by RNases J1 and J2 affects Bacillus subtilis gene expression on a global scale.
Mol Microbiol: 2008, 70(1);183-96
[PubMed:18713320] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Inés Li de la Sierra-Gallay, Léna Zig, Ailar Jamalli, Harald Putzer
Structural insights into the dual activity of RNase J.
Nat Struct Mol Biol: 2008, 15(2);206-12
[PubMed:18204464] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Sergine Even, Olivier Pellegrini, Lena Zig, Valerie Labas, Joelle Vinh, Dominique Bréchemmier-Baey, Harald Putzer
Ribonucleases J1 and J2: two novel endoribonucleases in B.subtilis with functional homology to E.coli RNase E.
Nucleic Acids Res: 2005, 33(7);2141-52
[PubMed:15831787] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)