UniProt functional annotation for P16113

UniProt code: P16113.

Organism: Halorhodospira halophila (Ectothiorhodospira halophila).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Chromatiales; Ectothiorhodospiraceae; Halorhodospira.
 
Function: Photoactive blue light protein. Probably functions as a photoreceptor for a negative phototaxis response.
 
Subunit: Monomer.
Ptm: The 4-hydroxycinnamic acid (p-coumaric acid) chromophore is covalently bound via a thioester linkage.
Similarity: Belongs to the photoactive yellow protein family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.