UniProt functional annotation for P08419

UniProt code: P08419.

Organism: Sus scrofa (Pig).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus.
 
Function: Elastase that enhances insulin signaling and might have a physiologic role in cellular glucose metabolism. Circulates in plasma and reduces platelet hyperactivation, triggers both insulin secretion and degradation, and increases insulin sensitivity. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P08217}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Preferential cleavage: Leu-|-Xaa, Met-|-Xaa and Phe-|-Xaa. Hydrolyzes elastin.; EC=3.4.21.71; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P08217};
Subunit: Interacts with CPA1. Interacts with SERPINA1. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P08217}.
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P08217}.
Tissue specificity: Pancreas.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase S1 family. Elastase subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00274}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.