title: RNase J is involved in the 5'-end maturation of 16S rRNA and 23S rRNA in Sinorhizobium meliloti.
abstract: Sinorhizobium meliloti harbours genes encoding orthologs of ribonuclease (RNase) E and RNase J, the principle endoribonucleases in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, respectively. To analyse the role of RNase J in S. meliloti, RNA from a mutant with miniTn5-insertion in the RNase J-encoding gene was compared to the wild-type and a difference in the length of the 5.8S-like ribosomal RNA (rRNA) was observed. Complementation of the mutant, Northern blotting and primer extension revealed that RNase J is necessary for the 5'-end maturation of 16S rRNA and of the two 23S rRNA fragments, but not of 5S rRNA.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ramakanth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Madhugiri
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Evguenieva-Hackenberg
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004722:Endoribonucleases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016962:Sinorhizobium meliloti / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S; D004722:Endoribonucleases; D012260:Ribonucleases; C022537:ribonuclease E