UniProt functional annotation for Q9PRS8

UniProt code: Q9PRS8.

Organism: Gallus gallus (Chicken).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus.
 
Function: May form proteinaceous networks during the construction of the eggshell which then may control the deposition of the mineral phase. {ECO:0000303|PubMed:10410246}.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7648490}. Note=Eggshell matrix. Mostly in the mammillary bodies.
Tissue specificity: Expressed in the shell gland mucosa. Not detected in hen liver, magnum, isthmus, cartilage, bone or in egg white or yolk. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7648490}.
Mass spectrometry: Mass=15453.8; Mass_error=2; Method=Electrospray; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:10410246};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.