UniProt functional annotation for Q9X017

UniProt code: Q9X017.

Organism: Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099 / NBRC 100826 / MSB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Thermotogae; Thermotogales; Thermotogaceae; Thermotoga.
 
Function: Endonuclease that specifically degrades the RNA of RNA-DNA hybrids. {ECO:0000250}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endonucleolytic cleavage to 5'-phosphomonoester.; EC=3.1.26.4;
Cofactor: Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Note=Manganese or magnesium. Binds 1 divalent metal ion per monomer in the absence of substrate. May bind a second metal ion after substrate binding. {ECO:0000250};
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the RNase HII family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.