UniProt functional annotation for P55873

UniProt code: P55873.

Organism: Bacillus subtilis (strain 168).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Bacillaceae; Bacillus.
 
Function: Binds directly to 23S ribosomal RNA and is necessary for the in vitro assembly process of the 50S ribosomal subunit. It is not involved in the protein synthesizing functions of that subunit (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
 
Subunit: Part of the 50S ribosomal subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30126986}.
Similarity: Belongs to the bacterial ribosomal protein bL20 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.