UniProt functional annotation for P48425

UniProt code: P48425.

Organism: Thermoplasma acidophilum (strain ATCC 25905 / DSM 1728 / JCM 9062 / NBRC 15155 / AMRC-C165).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Candidatus Thermoplasmatota; Thermoplasmata; Thermoplasmatales; Thermoplasmataceae; Thermoplasma.
 
Function: Molecular chaperone; binds unfolded polypeptides in vitro, and has a weak ATPase activity.
 
Subunit: Forms a Heterooligomeric complex of two stacked eight-membered rings.
Ptm: The N-terminus is blocked.
Similarity: Belongs to the TCP-1 chaperonin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.