UniProt functional annotation for Q8U051

UniProt code: Q8U051.

Organism: Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Function: Involved in targeting and insertion of nascent membrane proteins into the cytoplasmic membrane. Acts as a receptor for the complex formed by the signal recognition particle (SRP) and the ribosome-nascent chain (RNC). {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00920}.
 
Subunit: Part of the signal recognition particle protein translocation system, which is composed of SRP and FtsY. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00920}.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004413, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00920}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004413, ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00920}; Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00004413, ECO:0000256|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00920}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00920}.
Similarity: Belongs to the GTP-binding SRP family. FtsY subfamily. {ECO:0000256|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00920}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.