UniProt functional annotation for P12945

UniProt code: P12945.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: Non-catalytic component of the NatA N-terminal acetyltransferase, which catalyzes acetylation of proteins beginning with Met-Ser, Met-Gly and Met-Ala. N-acetylation plays a role in normal eukaryotic translation and processing, protect against proteolytic degradation and protein turnover. NAT1 anchors ARD1 and NAT5 to the ribosome and may present the N termini of nascent polypeptides for acetylation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14517307, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1600941}.
 
Subunit: Component of the N-terminal acetyltransferase A (NatA) complex, which is composed of ARD1, NAT1 and NAT5. Can self-associate. NAT1 associates with the nascent polypeptide chain and the ribosome. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14517307}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562095}.
Ptm: The N-terminus is blocked.
Miscellaneous: Present with 7600 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.