| UniProt functional annotation for P24319 | |||
| UniProt code: P24319. |
| Organism: | Thermus thermophilus. | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus. | |
| Function: | One of the primary rRNA binding proteins, it binds directly to 16S rRNA central domain where it helps coordinate assembly of the platform of the 30S subunit. {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Subunit: | Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Contacts proteins S5 and S12 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uS8 family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.