UniProt functional annotation for P00785

UniProt code: P00785.

Organism: Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (Chinese soft-hair kiwi).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; asterids; Ericales; Actinidiaceae; Actinidia.
 
Function: Cysteine protease responsible for the cleavage of kiwellin into kissper and KiTH. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18442249}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Specificity close to that of papain.; EC=3.4.22.14;
Tissue specificity: Fruit. {ECO:0000269|Ref.5}.
Developmental stage: Levels of mRNA accumulate during early fruit development. {ECO:0000269|Ref.5}.
Allergen: Causes an allergic reaction in human.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase C1 family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU10088, ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10089, ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10090}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=CAA31435.1; Type=Frameshift; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; Sequence=CAA31529.1; Type=Frameshift; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.