UniProt functional annotation for Q8U4J3

UniProt code: Q8U4J3.

Organism: Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Function: Part of the RFC clamp loader complex which loads the PCNA sliding clamp onto DNA. The complex possesses DNA-dependent ATPase activity which is further stimulated by PCNA. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11274122, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12296822}.
 
Subunit: Heteromultimer composed of three to four small subunits (RfcS) and one to two large subunits (RfcL). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11274122}.
Ptm: This protein undergoes a protein self splicing that involves a post-translational excision of the intervening region (intein) followed by peptide ligation. {ECO:0000305}.
Miscellaneous: The intein interrupts the potential ATP-binding site.
Similarity: Belongs to the activator 1 small subunits family. RfcS subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.