InterPro domain: IPR011961

This family consists of the bacterial protein RimM (YfjA, 21K), a 30S ribosomal subunit-binding protein implicated in 16S ribsomal RNA processing. It has been partially characterised in Escherichia coli, is found with other translation-associated genes such as trmD. It is broadly distributed among bacteria, including some minimal genomes such the aphid endosymbiont Buchnera aphidicola. This entry represents the full-length model. A member from Arabidopsis (plant) has additional N-terminal sequence likely to represent a chloroplast transit peptide [ 1 ].

1. RimM and RbfA are essential for efficient processing of 16S rRNA in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 180, 73-82