UniProt functional annotation for Q91516

UniProt code: Q91516.

Organism: Trimeresurus stejnegeri (Chinese green tree viper) (Viridovipera stejnegeri).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Viperidae; Crotalinae; Trimeresurus.
 
Function: Snake venom serine protease that activates plasminogen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7730329}.
 
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=26.0 uM for S-2238 {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12081498}; KM=55 nM for plasminogen {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12081498};
Subunit: Monomer. {ECO:0000250}.
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7730329}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7730329}.
Miscellaneous: Does not activate nor degrade prothrombin (F2), factor X (F10), or protein C (PROC) and does not clot fibrinogen. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:7730329}.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase S1 family. Snake venom subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00274}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.