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yaaT

subunit of the regulatory iron-sulfur containing [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex, required for [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y] dependent maturation of polycistronic mRNAs, control of the [SW|phosphorelay], required for the achieving a sufficient level of [protein|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A]-P for [SW|sporulation] initiation

locus: BSU_00320

pI: 4.84

mw: 31.07 kDa

protein length: 275 aa

gene length: 828 bp

function: control of [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y] activity, see [SW|Targets of the Y complex]

product: subunit of the regulatory iron-sulfur containing [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex

essential: no

synonyms: ricT

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.2|RNA synthesis and degradation] → [category|SW 3.2.4|RNases] → [category|SW 3.2.4.5|Effectors of RNA degradation]
• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.7|phosphorelay]
• [category|SW 3|Information processing] → [category|SW 3.4|Regulation of gene expression] → [category|SW 3.4.7|phosphorelay] → [category|SW 3.4.7.6|Other protein controlling the activity of the phosphorelay]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.2|phosphorelay]
• [category|SW 4|Lifestyles] → [category|SW 4.2|Sporulation] → [category|SW 4.2.2|phosphorelay] → [category|SW 4.2.2.6|Other protein controlling the activity of the phosphorelay]

Gene

Coordinates: 41,657 → 42,484

Phenotypes of a mutant

• block of [SW|sporulation] at stage 0 [Pubmed|12270811]
• strongly reduced [SW|genetic competence], strongly reduced [SW|sporulation] [Pubmed|23490197]
• defective in [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y]-mediated maturation of polycistronic mRNAs, see [SW|Targets of the Y complex] [pubmed|29794222]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• the [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex acts as specificity factor for [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y]-dependent processing of polycistronic mRNAs, see [SW|Targets of the Y complex] [pubmed|29794222]
• the [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA]-[protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF]-[protein|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|YaaT] complex stimulates [protein|2C54FE2ADC82FF414D732018C90649D477A925AD|Spo0A] phosphorylation in the [category|SW 4.2.2|phosphorelay] [pubmed|27501195]

[SW|Domains]

• PSP1 C-terminal domain (aa 61-146) (according to UniProt)

[SW|Cofactors]

• two 4Fe-4S clusters (fully co-ordinates one cluster and contributes to the co-ordination of the second (with [protein|EE52DFA35B935E551871D079A9BE877DB2001A3B|YmcA] and [protein|6C9A092F38739A3759793EF8B496569CD02C2E3F|YlbF])) [pubmed|31530674,28295778]

[SW|Localization]

• cytoplasm [pubmed|27501195]
• cell periphery, depending on [protein|872CCB5A49C9000BD95E4B0472556D5F60F7D7A4|RNase Y] [pubmed|29794222]

Expression and Regulation

Operons

• genes: [gene|08314FA6195D553B8522BCD3B45FEE0EAB51F64D|xpaC]-[gene|5231A0EE9C5A7556817B686D5B2B7B72B675BCAC|yaaN]-[gene|EEF3E572ED2F23581EB9B48D16B3112B886F7975|yaaO]-[gene|5B9984BBCEC1244628DC1467BE26976AD8E06286|tmk]-[gene|31C8DCB4E1E225AC92EC2E11835234C4668AB326|darA]-[gene|3422E4C34EAAF355A9767F1AD8DFAE9A6A756F0C|yaaR]-[gene|DC867376EF4F9CC7663A9B76AA260AC3CA11595A|holB]-[gene|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|yaaT]-[gene|A039228A3805F4E7C5C2AE31C7DB0808562E88E3|yabA]-[gene|55C4B4B7B46B6D04EF712BD79407C0B04DDC6A34|trmN6]-[gene|47859E62AABA5A57AC6F5F80CDE4ED52FC7F879F|yazA]-[gene|FB71FFDEABF17228CA2BD5F3DE0C8A9A2C22485D|yabC]
  description: [Pubmed|22383849]

• genes: [gene|31C8DCB4E1E225AC92EC2E11835234C4668AB326|darA]-[gene|3422E4C34EAAF355A9767F1AD8DFAE9A6A756F0C|yaaR]-[gene|DC867376EF4F9CC7663A9B76AA260AC3CA11595A|holB]-[gene|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|yaaT]-[gene|A039228A3805F4E7C5C2AE31C7DB0808562E88E3|yabA]-[gene|55C4B4B7B46B6D04EF712BD79407C0B04DDC6A34|trmN6]-[gene|47859E62AABA5A57AC6F5F80CDE4ED52FC7F879F|yazA]-[gene|FB71FFDEABF17228CA2BD5F3DE0C8A9A2C22485D|yabC]
  description: [Pubmed|22383849]

  regulation

  • expressed during growth and the transition phase, expression is erduced in stationary phase [Pubmed|23490197]

• genes: [gene|5B9984BBCEC1244628DC1467BE26976AD8E06286|tmk]-[gene|31C8DCB4E1E225AC92EC2E11835234C4668AB326|darA]-[gene|3422E4C34EAAF355A9767F1AD8DFAE9A6A756F0C|yaaR]-[gene|DC867376EF4F9CC7663A9B76AA260AC3CA11595A|holB]-[gene|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|yaaT]-[gene|A039228A3805F4E7C5C2AE31C7DB0808562E88E3|yabA]-[gene|55C4B4B7B46B6D04EF712BD79407C0B04DDC6A34|trmN6]-[gene|47859E62AABA5A57AC6F5F80CDE4ED52FC7F879F|yazA]-[gene|FB71FFDEABF17228CA2BD5F3DE0C8A9A2C22485D|yabC]
  description: [Pubmed|22383849]

additional information

• 600,000/ 11,500 molecules per cell during growth in LB/ minimal medium [pubmed|31530674]

Biological materials

Mutant

• MGNA-B899 (ricT::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1898 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]
• BKE00320 (Δ[gene|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|yaaT]::erm trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKE00320 BGSC] and in [SW|Jörg Stülke]'s lab, [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_GACACCAATTACATTGTACA, downstream forward: _UP4_ACAGATTAACGAGGTGTGGA
• BKK00320 (Δ[gene|EBD15C174A03B7FCDFFE4C5DB5D86E93F1B9CAC4|yaaT]::kan trpC2) available at [http://www.bgsc.org/getdetail.php?bgscid=BKK00320 BGSC], [Pubmed|28189581], upstream reverse: _UP1_GACACCAATTACATTGTACA, downstream forward: _UP4_ACAGATTAACGAGGTGTGGA

References

Reviews

• 32061882,32156829,32156813

Original publications

• 12270811,23490197,22383849,26434553,28295778,27501195,29794222,31530674