UniProt functional annotation for Q9X4C9

UniProt code: Q9X4C9.

Organism: Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Bacillus stearothermophilus).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Geobacillus.
 
Function: Participates in initiation and elongation during chromosome replication; it exhibits DNA-dependent ATPase activity. {ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU362085}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + H2O = ADP + H(+) + phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13065, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=3.6.4.12; Evidence={ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00001665, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU362085};
Similarity: Belongs to the helicase family. DnaB subfamily. {ECO:0000256|ARBA:ARBA00008428, ECO:0000256|RuleBase:RU362085}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.