UniProt functional annotation for P39476

UniProt code: P39476.

Organism: Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2) (Sulfolobus solfataricus).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Saccharolobus.
 
Function: Can constrain negative DNA supercoils. May be involved in maintaining the integrity of the genome at high temperature (By similarity). Stimulates the Holliday junction cleavage activity of Hjc (PubMed:11709558). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P61990, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11709558}.
 
Biophysicochemical properties: pH dependence: Highly stable from pH 0 to pH 12. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27853299}; Temperature dependence: Hyperthermostable. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27853299};
Subunit: Monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27853299, ECO:0000269|PubMed:3132977, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7634092}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27853299}.
Similarity: Belongs to the 7 kDa DNA-binding/endoribonuclease P2 family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAK42679.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.