UniProt functional annotation for Q8U442

UniProt code: Q8U442.

Organism: Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Subunit: May be present in 2 copies per 70S ribosome (PubMed:23222135). Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit, where it binds 16S rRNA at its canonical site at the bse of the body, as well as a possible second 50S binding site near 23S rRNA helix 45 (PubMed:23222135). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23222135}.
Similarity: Belongs to the eukaryotic ribosomal protein eS24 family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00545}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.