UniProt functional annotation for P0A881

UniProt code: P0A881.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: This protein is an aporepressor. When complexed with L- tryptophan it binds the operator region of the trp operon (5'- ACTAGT-'3') and prevents the initiation of transcription. The complex also regulates trp repressor biosynthesis by binding to its regulatory region.
 
Subunit: Homodimer.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Similarity: Belongs to the TrpR family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.