UniProt functional annotation for O46162

UniProt code: O46162.

Organism: Schistocerca gregaria (Desert locust) (Gryllus gregarius).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Polyneoptera; Orthoptera; Caelifera; Acrididea; Acridomorpha; Acridoidea; Acrididae; Cyrtacanthacridinae; Schistocerca.
 
Function: In vitro, SGPI-1/SGCI is active against alpha-chymotrypsin and trypsin while SGPI-2/SGTI is active against alpha-chymotrypsin and pancreatic elastase. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9475173}.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Expressed in hemolymph, ovaries, testes and fat body of adults but are absent in the gut. Also present in larval hemolymph and fat body. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9475173}.
Similarity: Belongs to the protease inhibitor I19 family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00776}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.