| UniProt functional annotation for Q27709 | |||
| UniProt code: Q27709. |
| Organism: | Obelia longissima (Black sea hydrozoan) (Laomedea longissima). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Cnidaria; Hydrozoa; Hydroidolina; Leptothecata; Obeliida; Obeliidae; Obelia. | |
| Function: | Ca(2+)-dependent bioluminescence photoprotein. Displays an emission peak at 470 nm (blue light). Trace amounts of calcium ion trigger the intramolecular oxidation of the chromophore, coelenterazine into coelenteramide and CO(2) with the concomitant emission of light. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the aequorin family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.