UniProt functional annotation for Q805F7

UniProt code: Q805F7.

Organism: Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (Southern copperhead).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Viperidae; Crotalinae; Agkistrodon.
 
Function: Inhibits fibrinogen interaction with platelets. Acts by binding to alpha-IIb/beta-3 (ITGA2B/ITGB3) on the platelet surface and inhibits ADP-induced platelet aggregation in human platelet-rich plasma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12450389}.
 
Subunit: Heterodimer with subunit beta; disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12450389, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18391413}.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland.
Similarity: Belongs to the disintegrin family. Dimeric disintegrin subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.