| UniProt functional annotation for Q9X6J6 | |||
| UniProt code: Q9X6J6. |
| Organism: | Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus. | |
| Function: | Required for transcription attenuation control in the Trp operon. This trans-acting factor seems to recognize a 10 bases nucleotide sequence in the Trp leader transcript causing transcription termination. Binds the leader RNA only in presence of L-tryptophan. | |
| Subunit: | Oligomer of 11 identical subunits arranged in doughnut-like structure. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the MtrB family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.