UniProt functional annotation for Q6RJQ3

UniProt code: Q6RJQ3.

Organism: Human cytomegalovirus (strain Merlin) (HHV-5) (Human herpesvirus 5).
Taxonomy: Viruses; Duplodnaviria; Heunggongvirae; Peploviricota; Herviviricetes; Herpesvirales; Herpesviridae; Betaherpesvirinae; Cytomegalovirus.
 
Function: Evasion of NK cell killing. Blocks surface expression of PVR which is a ligand for NK cell-activating receptors. Binds human PVR in the endoplasmic reticulum and prevents its maturation and transport to the cell surface. Targets also the natural killer cell activating ligand NECTIN2 for proteasome-mediated degradation. Additionally promotes intracellular retention of TNFRSF10A/TRAIL-R1 and TNFRSF10B/TRAIL-R2 and thus downregulates their cell surface expression. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20410314, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23498957}.
 
Subunit: Interacts with human PVR. Interacts with human TNFRSF10A and TNFRSF10B. Forms a homodimer that engages two TNFRSF10B monomers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15640804, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23498957, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23555243}.
Subcellular location: Host endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass membrane protein.
Induction: Early-late protein.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.