| UniProt functional annotation for P46443 | |||
| UniProt code: P46443. |
| Organism: | Hirudo nipponia (Korean blood-sucking leech). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Annelida; Clitellata; Hirudinea; Hirudinida; Hirudiniformes; Hirudinidae; Hirudo. | |
| Function: | Inhibits mammalian elastases. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18155725}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Not found in the saliva, but in the body tissues. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the protease inhibitor I15 (antistasin) family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.