UniProt functional annotation for P10972

UniProt code: P10972.

Organism: Haloarcula marismortui (strain ATCC 43049 / DSM 3752 / JCM 8966 / VKM B-1809) (Halobacterium marismortui).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Stenosarchaea group; Halobacteria; Halobacteriales; Haloarculaceae; Haloarcula.
 
Function: One of two assembly initiator proteins, it binds directly to the 5'-end of the 23S rRNA, where it nucleates assembly of the 50S subunit. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Function: Stabilizes the tertiary rRNA structure within the 23S rRNA domain (domain I) to which it binds. Located at the polypeptide exit tunnel on the outside of the subunit.
 
Subunit: Part of the 50S ribosomal subunit. Interacts weakly with protein L4. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12150912, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12860128}.
Similarity: Belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uL24 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.