UniProt functional annotation for Q97W59

UniProt code: Q97W59.

Organism: Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2) (Sulfolobus solfataricus).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Saccharolobus.
 
Function: eIF-2 functions in the early steps of protein synthesis by forming a ternary complex with GTP and initiator tRNA. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00232}.
 
Subunit: Heterotrimer composed of an alpha, a beta and a gamma chain. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00232}.
Similarity: Belongs to the eIF-2-beta/eIF-5 family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00232}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.