| UniProt functional annotation for P0CI78 | |||
| UniProt code: P0CI78. |
| Organism: | Bacillus subtilis (strain 168). | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus. | |
| Function: | One of two assembly initiator proteins, it binds directly to the 5'-end of the 23S rRNA, where it nucleates assembly of the 50S subunit. {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Function: | One of the proteins that surrounds the polypeptide exit tunnel on the outside of the subunit. {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Function: | Has also been isolated as a basic, heat-shock stable DNA- binding protein from the B.subtilis nucleoid. It binds cooperatively to double-stranded supercoiled DNA which it further compacts into complexes 15-17 nm in diameter. Overexpression of the protein disrupts nucleoid segregation and positioning. | |
| Subunit: | Part of the 50S ribosomal subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30126986}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11278078}. Cytoplasm, nucleoid {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11278078}. Note=Is located predominantly at the nucleoid poles during exponential phase, while in stationary phase the protein is more evenly distributed in the whole cell. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uL24 family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.