Site rbfA
- Name: rbfA
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3167 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: ribosomal binding factor
- Left End Point: 71.36
- Right End Point: 71.37
- Products:
ribosome binding factor - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
rbfA779(del)::kan rbfA791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11178 EcoliWiki rbfA - Comment:
- overexpression suppresses cold-sensitive 16S rRNA mutations. Like RimM, essential for efficient processing of 16S rRNA
- References:
- Dammel, C.S., H.F. Noller 1995. Suppression of a cold-sensitive mutation in 16S rRNA by overexpression of a novel ribosome-binding factor, RbfA. Genes Dev. 9:626-637
- Jones, P.G., M. Inouye 1996. RbfA, a 30S ribosomal binding factor, is a cold-shock protein whose absence triggers the cold-shock response. Mol.Microbiol. 21:1207-1218
- Bylund, G.O., L.C. Wipemo, L.A. Lundberg, P.M. Wikstrom 1998. RimM and RbfA are essential for efficient processing of 16S rRNA in Escherichia coli. J.Bacteriol. 180:73-82