| UniProt functional annotation for P15445 | |||
| UniProt code: P15445. |
| Organism: | Naja naja (Indian cobra). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Elapidae; Elapinae; Naja. | |
| Function: | PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + H2O = a 1-acyl-sn- glycero-3-phosphocholine + a fatty acid + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:15801, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:28868, ChEBI:CHEBI:57643, ChEBI:CHEBI:58168; EC=3.1.1.4; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10035, ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU10036}; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000305|PubMed:8419939}; Note=Binds 1 Ca(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:8419939}; | |
| Subunit: | Homotrimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20211188, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8419939, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9636712}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20203422}. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20203422}. | |
| Miscellaneous: | Is not neurotoxic. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the phospholipase A2 family. Group I subfamily. D49 sub-subfamily. {ECO:0000305}. | |
| Sequence caution: | Sequence=CAA45372.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.