| 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.