| Function Uniprot |
Toxic component of a type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) module. Its mode of function is controversial; it has been proposed to be an mRNA interferase but also an inhibitor of translation initiation. When overproduced in wild-type cells, inhibits bacterial growth and translation by cleavage of mRNA molecules while it has a weak effect on colony forming ability. Overproduction of Lon protease specifically activates YoeB-dependent mRNA cleavage, leading to lethality. YefM binds to the promoter region of the yefM-yeoB operon to repress transcription, YeoB acts as a corepressor.; Shown in vitro to be an mRNA interferase that requires translation for substrate cleavage; if the mRNA is mutated so as to not be translatable it is no longer cleaved. Cleavage only occurs within translated regions. Has RNase activity and preferentially cleaves at the 3'-end of purine ribonucleotides. mRNA interferases play a role in bacterial persistence to antibiotics. |