UniProt functional annotation for Q0IQK9

UniProt code: Q0IQK9.

Organism: Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Liliopsida; Poales; Poaceae; BOP clade; Oryzoideae; Oryzeae; Oryzinae; Oryza; Oryza sativa.
 
Function: Plant non-specific lipid-transfer proteins transfer phospholipids as well as galactolipids across membranes. May play a role in wax or cutin deposition in the cell walls of expanding epidermal cells and certain secretory tissues.
 
Tissue specificity: Aleurone (external part) of the seeds.
Similarity: Belongs to the plant LTP family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.