UniProt functional annotation for Q9UXC4

UniProt code: Q9UXC4.

Organism: Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2) (Sulfolobus solfataricus).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Crenarchaeota; Thermoprotei; Sulfolobales; Sulfolobaceae; Saccharolobus.
 
Function: Non-catalytic component of the exosome, which is a complex involved in RNA degradation. Increases the RNA binding and the efficiency of RNA degradation. Confers strong poly(A) specificity to the exosome. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00623, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17078816, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19053279, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20488184}.
 
Subunit: Component of the archaeal exosome complex. Forms a trimer of Rrp4 and/or Csl4 subunits. The trimer associates with a hexameric ring- like arrangement composed of 3 Rrp41-Rrp42 heterodimers. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00623, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17380186, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20090900, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22503705, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23319881}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00623}.
Domain: Contains an N-terminal domain that mediates interactions with the hexameric ring, a central S1 domain and a C-terminal KH domain. The KH domain is required for efficient RNA degradation, but is not responsible for poly(A) preference. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17380186, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22503705}.
Similarity: Belongs to the RRP4 family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00623}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.