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.