UniProt functional annotation for Q57562

UniProt code: Q57562.

Organism: Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (strain ATCC 43067 / DSM 2661 / JAL-1 / JCM 10045 / NBRC 100440) (Methanococcus jannaschii).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Methanomada group; Methanococci; Methanococcales; Methanocaldococcaceae; Methanocaldococcus.
 
Function: eIF-2 functions in the early steps of protein synthesis by forming a ternary complex with GTP and initiator tRNA. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Subunit: Heterotrimer composed of an alpha, a beta and a gamma chain. {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the eIF-2-beta/eIF-5 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.