| 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.