UniProt functional annotation for Q9BSW7

UniProt code: Q9BSW7.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Plays a role in dendrite formation by melanocytes (PubMed:23999003). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23999003}.
 
Subcellular location: Membrane {ECO:0000250}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed abundantly in brain (frontal and temporal lobes, hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala, substantia nigra, and pituitary), kidney, and prostate. Expressed in fetal brain, kidney and lung (PubMed:16672768). Expressed in melanocytes (PubMed:23999003). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16672768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23999003}.
Similarity: Belongs to the synaptotagmin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.