cd00293: USP_Like (this model, PSSM-Id:238182 is obsolete and has been replaced by 467483)
Usp: Universal stress protein family. The universal stress protein Usp is a small cytoplasmic bacterial protein whose expression is enhanced when the cell is exposed to stress agents. Usp enhances the rate of cell survival during prolonged exposure to such conditions, and may provide a general "stress endurance" activity. The crystal structure of Haemophilus influenzae Usp reveals an alpha/beta fold similar to that of the Methanococcus jannaschii MJ0577 protein, which binds ATP, athough Usp lacks ATP-binding activity.