UniProt functional annotation for P80382

UniProt code: P80382.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Binds as a heterodimer with protein S6 to the central domain of the 16S rRNA, where it helps stabilize the platform of the 30S subunit. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Subunit: Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Forms a tight heterodimer with protein S6 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the bacterial ribosomal protein bS18 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.