UniProt functional annotation for Q6TPH0

UniProt code: Q6TPH0.

Organism: Protobothrops mucrosquamatus (Taiwan habu) (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Viperidae; Crotalinae; Protobothrops.
 
Function: Platelet-agglutinating factor that acts in a vWF-independent manner. Binds specifically to platelet GPIbalpha (GP1BA) to a distinct binding site from that of flavocetin-A.
 
Subunit: Tetramer of heterodimers of alpha and beta subunits (alphabeta)(4); disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14613481}.
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.