UniProt functional annotation for Q8U440

UniProt code: Q8U440.

Organism: Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Function: Stimulates transcription elongation. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00949, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21187417, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21386817}.
 
Subunit: Heterodimer composed of Spt4 and Spt5. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00949, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21187417, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21386817}.
Domain: Contains a N-terminal zinc-binding domain and a C-terminal NGN- binding domain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21187417, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21386817}.
Similarity: Belongs to the archaeal Spt4 family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00949}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.