title: Characterization of RNA-binding protein genes in cyanobacteria.
abstract: A number of genes that encode RNA-binding proteins belonging to the RNP family have been identified in cyanobacteria. All of them are predicted to encode small proteins with a single RNA recognition motif, containing both the RNP1 and RNP2 conserved motifs, and a short auxiliary motif which in many cases contains an abundance of glycine residues. Mutagenesis experiments to characterize the function of some of these gene products are being carried out. In Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942, interruption of the rbpA gene results in slower growth with an altered pigment composition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St Johns, Canada.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Belbin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017033:Anabaena / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins