UniProt functional annotation for O16299

UniProt code: O16299.

Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis.
 
Function: Has a role in spindle assembly which acts in the progression through mitosis during embryogenesis. Required for fertility. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17878235}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + H2O = ADP + H(+) + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13065, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581640};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581640};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=0.44 mM for ATP {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581640}; Vmax=225 nmol/min/mg enzyme {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581640}; Note=At 25 degrees Celsius and pH 8.0.; pH dependence: Optimum pH is 8.0-8.8. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581640}; Temperature dependence: Optimum temperature is 25-30 degrees Celsius. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15581640};
Subunit: Hexamer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16621600}.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17878235}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed in germ cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17878235}.
Disruption phenotype: Sterility owing to depletion of germ cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17878235}.
Similarity: Belongs to the AAA ATPase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.