UniProt functional annotation for O08603

UniProt code: O08603.

Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus.
 
Function: Acts as a ligand for KLRK1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10894171, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11248803, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11557981}.
 
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10894171, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8982867}; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10894171, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8982867}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed predominantly in embryonic brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8982867}.
Developmental stage: Expressed predominantly during early embryogenesis. Detected at high levels in 7, 11 and 14-day-old embryos but not in 18-day-old embryos. Very low levels detected in adults. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10894171, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8882725}.
Induction: By retinoic acid. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8882725}.
Ptm: Glycosylated. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8982867}.
Similarity: Belongs to the NKG2D ligand family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.