UniProt functional annotation for Q5SHN7

UniProt code: Q5SHN7.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Involved in the binding of tRNA to the ribosomes (By similarity). Part of the top of the 30S subunit head. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00508}.
 
Subunit: Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Forms a tight complex with proteins S3 and S14. Also contacts protein S9.
Mass spectrometry: Mass=11799; Method=MALDI; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16287167};
Similarity: Belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uS10 family. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_00508, ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.