UniProt functional annotation for Q9X4D0

UniProt code: Q9X4D0.

Organism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus.
 
Function: RNA polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of short RNA molecules used as primers for DNA polymerase during DNA replication. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00974}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=SsDNA + n NTP = ssDNA/pppN(pN)(n-1) hybrid + (n-1) diphosphate.; EC=2.7.7.101; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00974};
Cofactor: Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00974, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10745010}; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per monomer. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00974, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10745010};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00974}; Note=Binds two Mg(2+) per subunit. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00974};
Subunit: Monomer (By similarity). Interacts with DnaB. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00974, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10745010, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15837199, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17947583}.
Domain: Contains an N-terminal zinc-binding domain, a central core domain that contains the primase activity, and a C-terminal DnaB- binding domain. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:10745010, ECO:0000305|PubMed:15837199, ECO:0000305|PubMed:17947583}.
Similarity: Belongs to the DnaG primase family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00974}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.