UniProt functional annotation for Q9V138

UniProt code: Q9V138.

Organism: Pyrococcus abyssi (strain GE5 / Orsay).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Function: Seems to be required for maximal rate of protein biosynthesis. Enhances ribosome dissociation into subunits and stabilizes the binding of the initiator Met-tRNA(I) to 40 S ribosomal subunits (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
 
Similarity: Belongs to the eIF-1A family. {ECO:0000305}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=CAB49513.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.