Protein Info for SMc01048 in Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021

Annotation: RNA-binding protein Hfq

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Protein Families and Features

1 25 50 80 transmembrane" amino acids 21 to 40 (20 residues), see Phobius details TIGR02383: RNA chaperone Hfq" amino acids 6 to 66 (61 residues), 108.2 bits, see alignment E=6.8e-36 PF17209: Hfq" amino acids 8 to 70 (63 residues), 109.7 bits, see alignment E=2.1e-36

Best Hits

Swiss-Prot: 100% identical to HFQ_SINMW: RNA-binding protein Hfq (hfq) from Sinorhizobium medicae (strain WSM419)

KEGG orthology group: K03666, host factor-I protein (inferred from 95% identity to atu:Atu1450)

Predicted SEED Role

"RNA-binding protein Hfq" in subsystem Hfl operon or Polyadenylation bacterial

Sequence Analysis Tools

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Predict protein localization: PSORTb (Gram-negative bacteria)

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Protein Sequence (80 amino acids)

>SMc01048 RNA-binding protein Hfq (Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021)
MAERSQNLQDLFLNTVRKQKISLTIFLINGVKLTGVVTSFDNFCVLLRRDGHSQLVYKHA
ISTIMPGQPLQMFENEEAAS