UniProt functional annotation for Q53W63

UniProt code: Q53W63.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Activates transcription. Positively regulates PcrtB promoter upstream of the crtB operon in a cAMP-independent manner. Regulated genes include genes encoding DNA photolyase, phytoene synthase and cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, which are involved in carotenoid biosynthesis. Positively regulates the light-inducible gene cluster in the megaplasmid in a cAMP-independent manner. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q746J8}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22383301}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.