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HAMAP rule MF_00436

General rule information [?]

Accession	MF_00436
Dates	21-AUG-2001 (Created) 1-JUN-2023 (Last updated, Version 23)
Name	Hfq
Scope(s)	Bacteria
Template(s)	P0A6X3 (HFQ_ECOLI); [ Recover all ]
Triggered by	HAMAP; MF_00436 (Get profile general information and statistics)

Propagated annotation [?]

Identifier, protein and gene names [?]

Identifier	HFQ
Protein name	RecName: Full=RNA-binding protein Hfq;
Gene name	Name=hfq;

Comments [?]

FUNCTION	RNA chaperone that binds small regulatory RNA (sRNAs) and mRNAs to facilitate mRNA translational regulation in response to envelope stress, environmental stress and changes in metabolite concentrations. Also binds with high specificity to tRNAs.
SUBUNIT	Homohexamer.
SIMILARITY	Belongs to the Hfq family.

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Gene Ontology [?]

GO:0003723; Molecular function:RNA binding

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