| UniProt functional annotation for Q8U0M3 | |||
| UniProt code: Q8U0M3. |
| Organism: | Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1). | |
| Taxonomy: | Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus. | |
| Function: | DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU363031}. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=a ribonucleoside 5'-triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21248, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11128, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:11129, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:61557, ChEBI:CHEBI:83400; EC=2.7.7.6; Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00000097, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU363031}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00001947}; | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the RNA polymerase beta chain family. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00006835, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU000434}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.