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.