UniProt functional annotation for Q7T2Q1

UniProt code: Q7T2Q1.

Organism: Echis multisquamatus (Central Asian sand viper).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Viperidae; Viperinae; Echis.
 
Function: EMS16 is a potent and selective inhibitor of alpha-2/beta-1 (ITGA2/ITGB1) integrin and acts as a potent antagonist of platelet aggregation and cell migration. Binds specifically to the I domain of the alpha-2 subunit, in a metal ion-independent fashion.
 
Subunit: Heterodimer of subunits A and B; disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14580195, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15276841}.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland.
Similarity: Belongs to the snaclec family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.