UniProt functional annotation for Q5JF32

UniProt code: Q5JF32.

Organism: Thermococcus kodakarensis (strain ATCC BAA-918 / JCM 12380 / KOD1) (Pyrococcus kodakaraensis (strain KOD1)).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Thermococcus.
 
Function: Sliding clamp subunit that acts as a moving platform for DNA processing. Responsible for tethering the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase and other proteins to DNA during high-speed replication. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00317}.
 
Activity regulation: Inhibited by interaction with the PCNA inhibitor TIP. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24728986, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27141962}.
Subunit: Homotrimer (PubMed:27141962). The subunits circularize to form a toroid; DNA passes through its center. Replication factor C (RFC) is required to load the toroid on the DNA (By similarity). Interacts with TIP (PubMed:24728986, PubMed:27141962). {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00317, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24728986, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27141962}.
Similarity: Belongs to the PCNA family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_00317}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.