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rpsJ 30S ribosomal subunit protein S10 [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 947816, updated on 23-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
rpsJ
Official Full Name
30S ribosomal subunit protein S10
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10909
Locus tag
b3321
See related
ASAP:ABE-0010862
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK3308; nusE
Summary
The S10 protein (NusE) is a component of the 30S subunit of the ribosome and, in a complex with NusB, plays a role in transcription antitermination. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10909].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (3452959..3453270, complement)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene 50S ribosomal subunit protein L23 Neighboring gene 50S ribosomal subunit protein L4 Neighboring gene 50S ribosomal subunit protein L3 Neighboring gene cryptic type II secretion system protein GspB Neighboring gene cryptic type II secretion system protein GspA

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Proteins shared by the transcription and translation machines. Squires CL, et al. Annu Rev Microbiol, 2000. PMID 11018144
  2. Exploring RNA polymerase regulation by NMR spectroscopy. Drögemüller J, et al. Sci Rep, 2015 Jun 4. PMID 26043358, Free PMC Article
  3. Determination of tRNA nucleotide residues directly interacting with proteins in the post- and pretranslocated ribosomal complexes. Abdurashidova GG, et al. FEBS Lett, 1990 Sep 3. PMID 2205514
  4. Evidence that ribosomal protein S10 itself is a cellular component necessary for transcription antitermination by phage lambda N protein. Das A, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1985 Jun. PMID 2987961, Free PMC Article
  5. Transcription antitermination in vitro by lambda N gene product: requirement for a phage nut site and the products of host nusA, nusB, and nusE genes. Das A, et al. Cell, 1984 Aug. PMID 6088061

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Conservation of putative NusB/E binding sites upstream of Nus factor genes suggests that Nus factor autoregulation occurs in many bacterial species.
    Title: Identification of regulatory targets for the bacterial Nus factor complex.
  2. NusG forms a complex with Rho or with NusE; because NusG amino-terminal domain contacts RNA polymerase & NusG carboxy-terminal domain interaction site of NusE is accessible in the ribosomal 30S subunit, NusG may be link between transcription & translation
    Title: A NusE:NusG complex links transcription and translation.
  3. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on complete protein
    Title: Comparing the predicted and observed properties of proteins encoded in the genome of Escherichia coli K-12.
  4. NusB and NusE (S10) proteins binding to boxA RNA nucleates the formation of the antitermination complex involved in controlling rRNA transcription in Escherichia coli
    Title: Assembly of an RNA-protein complex. Binding of NusB and NusE (S10) proteins to boxA RNA nucleates the formation of the antitermination complex involved in controlling rRNA transcription in Escherichia coli.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables RNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
enables structural constituent of ribosome IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables structural constituent of ribosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables tRNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transcription antitermination factor activity, RNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cytoplasmic translation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription elongation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within transcription antitermination IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in transcription antitermination IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in translation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
part_of cytosolic small ribosomal subunit IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in ribosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
part_of small ribosomal subunit IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Preferred Names
30S ribosomal subunit protein S10

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Genome Annotation

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    3452959..3453270 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_417780.1 30S ribosomal subunit protein S10

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_417780.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A077K5Q0
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK00596
    Location:1 → 102
    rpsJ; 30S ribosomal protein S10; Reviewed
Nucleotide Protein
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