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UniProt functional annotation for P02701 | ||
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| UniProt code: P02701. |
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| Organism: | |
Gallus gallus (Chicken). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Archelosauria; Archosauria; Dinosauria; Saurischia; Theropoda; Coelurosauria; Aves; Neognathae; Galloanserae; Galliformes; Phasianidae; Phasianinae; Gallus. |
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| Function: | |
The biological function of avidin is not known. Forms a strong non-covalent specific complex with biotin (one molecule of biotin per subunit of avidin). |
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| Subunit: | |
Homotetramer. |
| Subcellular location: | |
Secreted. |
| Tissue specificity: | |
Synthesized in hen oviduct and concentrated in egg white (where it represent 0.05% of the total protein). |
| Ptm: | |
N-linked glycan at Asn-41 consists of GlcNAc(beta1-2)Man(alpha1- 3)[GlcNAc(beta1-4)][Man(alpha1-?)Man(alpha1-6)] Man(beta1- 4)GlcNAc(beta1-4)GlcNAc. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:5100763}. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the avidin/streptavidin family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.