UniProt functional annotation for P83658

UniProt code: P83658.

Organism: Echis carinatus (Saw-scaled viper).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Viperidae; Viperinae; Echis.
 
Function: May bind to both alpha-IIb/beta-3 (ITGA2B/ITGB3) and alpha- V/beta-3 (ITGAV/ITGB3) integrins, and may inhibit platelet aggregation.
 
Subunit: Homodimer; disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15317139, ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000269|Ref.1, ECO:0000305}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000269|Ref.1, ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the disintegrin family. Dimeric disintegrin subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.