| UniProt functional annotation for P19883 | |||
| UniProt code: P19883. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | Binds directly to activin and functions as an activin antagonist. Specific inhibitor of the biosynthesis and secretion of pituitary follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). | |
| Subunit: | Monomer. Isoform 2/FS-288 interacts with GDF11 (PubMed:28257634). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28257634, ECO:0000305}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Isoform 1 is the predominant isoform in serum but is undetectable in follicular fluid. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15472207}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.