Protein
Heat shock protein SSC1, mitochondrial
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Acts as a non-catalytic component of endonuclease SceI (Endo.SceI), which cleaves specifically at multiple sites on mitochondrial DNA and produces double-stranded breaks. SSC1 confers broader sequence specificity, greater stability, and higher activity on the catalytic subunit (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the heat shock protein 70 family.
Sequence
MLAAKNILNRSSLSSSFRIATRLQSTKVQGSVIGIDLGTTNSAVAIMEGKVPKIIENAEGSRTTPSVVAFTKEGERLVGIPAKRQAVVNPENTLFATKRLIGRRFEDAEVQRDIKQVPYKIVKHSNGDAWVEARGQTYSPAQIGGFVLNKMKETAEAYLGKPVKNAVVTVPAYFNDSQRQATKDAGQIVGLNVLRVVNEPTAAALAYGLEKSDSKVVAVFDLGGGTFDISILDIDNGVFEVKSTNGDTHLGGEDFDIYLLREIVSRFKTETGIDLENDRMAIQRIREAAEKAKIELSSTVSTEINLPFITADASGPKHINMKFSRAQFETLTAPLVKRTVDPVKKALKDAGLSTSDISEVLLVGGMSRMPKVVETVKSLFGKDPSKAVNPDEAVAIGAAVQGAVLSGEVTDVLLLDVTPLSLGIETLGGVFTRLIPRNTTIPTKKSQIFSTAAAGQTSVEIRVFQGERELVRDNKLIGNFTLAGIPPAPKGVPQIEVTFDIDADGIINVSARDKATNKDSSITVAGSSGLSENEIEQMVNDAEKFKSQDEARKQAIETANKADQLANDTENSLKEFEGKVDKAEAQKVRDQITSLKELVARVQGGEEVNAEELKTKTEELQTSSMKLFEQLYKNDSNNNNNNNGNNAESGETKQ