UniProt functional annotation for P32081

UniProt code: P32081.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Binds to the pentamer sequences ATTGG and CCAAT with highest affinity in single-stranded DNA, and also to other sequences. Has greater affinity for ATTGG than CCAAT. Can act as transcriptional activator of cold shock genes by recognizing putative ATTGG-box elements present in promoter regions of genes induced under cold shock conditions. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8307174}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer. Interacts with RNA helicase CshB when cells are transcriptionally active. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16352840}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, nucleoid {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16352840}. Note=Shows transcription-dependent localization at subcellular sites surrounding the nucleoid.
Induction: In response to low temperature.
Disruption phenotype: A double cshB-cspB disruption mutant cannot be made. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16352840}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.