UniProt functional annotation for O13516

UniProt code: O13516.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: Component of the ribosome, a large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the synthesis of proteins in the cell. The small ribosomal subunit (SSU) binds messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and translates the encoded message by selecting cognate aminoacyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules. The large subunit (LSU) contains the ribosomal catalytic site termed the peptidyl transferase center (PTC), which catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds, thereby polymerizing the amino acids delivered by tRNAs into a polypeptide chain. The nascent polypeptides leave the ribosome through a tunnel in the LSU and interact with protein factors that function in enzymatic processing, targeting, and the membrane insertion of nascent chains at the exit of the ribosomal tunnel (PubMed:22096102). uS4 is involved in nucleolar processing of pre-18S ribosomal RNA and ribosome assembly (PubMed:15590835). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15590835, ECO:0000305|PubMed:22096102}.
 
Subunit: Component of the small ribosomal subunit (SSU). Mature yeast ribosomes consist of a small (40S) and a large (60S) subunit. The 40S small subunit contains 1 molecule of ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) and 33 different proteins (encoded by 57 genes). The large 60S subunit contains 3 rRNA molecules (25S, 5.8S and 5S rRNA) and 46 different proteins (encoded by 81 genes) (PubMed:9559554, PubMed:22096102). Interacts with snoRNA U3. uS11 interacts with MPP10. Component of the ribosomal small subunit (SSU) processome composed of at least 40 protein subunits and snoRNA U3 (PubMed:15590835). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15590835, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22096102, ECO:0000305|PubMed:9559554}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22096102}. Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15590835}.
Miscellaneous: Present with 106000 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Miscellaneous: There are 2 genes for uS4 in yeast. {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uS4 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.