UniProt functional annotation for Q26680

UniProt code: Q26680.

Organism: Trypanosoma brucei brucei.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Discoba; Euglenozoa; Kinetoplastea; Metakinetoplastina; Trypanosomatida; Trypanosomatidae; Trypanosoma.
 
Function: May contribute to the rapid motility of the trypanosomes, playing a role either in flagellar structure or in calcium metabolism. Could alternate between a GDP-bound inactive form to a calcium/GTP- bound active form.
 
Subcellular location: Cell projection, cilium, flagellum.
Domain: This protein has four EF-hand domains, three of which may be functional calcium-binding sites.
Similarity: Belongs to the calflagin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.