UniProt functional annotation for Q9RXJ4

UniProt code: Q9RXJ4.

Organism: Deinococcus radiodurans (strain ATCC 13939 / DSM 20539 / JCM 16871 / LMG 4051 / NBRC 15346 / NCIMB 9279 / R1 / VKM B-1422).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Deinococcales; Deinococcaceae; Deinococcus.
 
Function: Binds the 23S rRNA. One of the proteins that surrounds the polypeptide exit tunnel on the outside of the subunit.
 
Subunit: Part of the 50S ribosomal subunit. Contacts protein L23 and trigger factor when it is complexed with the ribosome (PubMed:16091460 and PubMed:16271892). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11677599, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12535524, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12623020, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12665853, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15059283, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15554968, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16091460, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16271892}.
Similarity: Belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uL29 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.