UniProt functional annotation for P12734

UniProt code: P12734.

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: This is one of 5 proteins that mediate the attachment of the 5S rRNA onto the large ribosomal subunit, stabilizing the orientation of adjacent RNA domains.
 
Subunit: Part of the 50S ribosomal subunit. Interacts with protein L18 and binds the 5S rRNA. Has been cross-linked to L18. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12150912, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12860128}.
Similarity: Belongs to the eukaryotic ribosomal protein eL21 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.