UniProt functional annotation for O58720

UniProt code: O58720.

Organism: Pyrococcus horikoshii (strain ATCC 700860 / DSM 12428 / JCM 9974 / NBRC 100139 / OT-3).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
Function: Involved in resistance toward heavy metals.
 
Cofactor: Name=Cu cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:23378; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Note=Binds 1 copper ion in the interface between two trimers. {ECO:0000305};
Subunit: Homotrimer. The binding of the copper ion probably leads to oligomerization.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Similarity: Belongs to the CutA family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.