Site rnr
- Name: rnr
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b4179 MG1655 locus tag vacB homology in Shigella - Mnemonic: RNase R
- Left End Point: 94.93
- Right End Point: 94.99
- Products:
RNase R ribonuclease R - Direction: >
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
rnr-729(del)::kan rnr-791-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG11259 EcoliWiki rnr - Comment:
- clockwise. homologous to vacB of Shigella flexneri and enteroinvasive coli strain EIEC. In coli. exoribonuclease RNase R
- References:
- Tobe, T., C. Sasakawa, N. Okada, Y. Honma, M. Yoshikawa 1992. vacB, a novel chromosomal gene required for expression of virulence genes on the large plasmid of Shigella flexneri. J.Bacteriol. 174:6359-6367
- Burland, V.D., G. Plunkett, H.J. Sofia, D.L. Daniels, F.R. Blattner 1995. Analysis of the Escherichia coli genome VI: DNA sequence of the region from 92.8 through 100 minutes. Nucleic Acids Res. 23:2105-2119
- Cheng, Z.F., Y. Yuo, Z. Li, K.E. Rudd, M.P. Deutscher 1998. The vacB gene required for virulence in Shigella flexneri and Escherichia coli encodes the exoribonuclease RNase R. J.Biol.Chem. 273:14077-14080