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UniProt functional annotation for P23395 | ||
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| UniProt code: P23395. |
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| Organism: | |
Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus. |
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| Function: | |
Is required not only for elongation of protein synthesis but also for the initiation of all mRNA translation through initiator tRNA(fMet) aminoacylation. |
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| Catalytic activity: | |
Reaction=ATP + L-methionine + tRNA(Met) = AMP + diphosphate + L- methionyl-tRNA(Met); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:13481, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9667, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9698, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:57844, ChEBI:CHEBI:78442, ChEBI:CHEBI:78530, ChEBI:CHEBI:456215; EC=6.1.1.10; |
| Cofactor: | |
Name=Zn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29105; Note=Binds 1 zinc ion per subunit.; |
| Subunit: | |
Homodimer. |
| Subcellular location: | |
Cytoplasm. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. MetG type 2A subfamily. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.