UniProt functional annotation for P17998

UniProt code: P17998.

Organism: Escherichia coli.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Colicins are polypeptide toxins produced by and active against E.coli and closely related bacteria.
 
Function: Colicin D inhibits protein synthesis.
 
Miscellaneous: This colicin requires TonB for its uptake.
Similarity: Belongs to the cloacin colicin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.