UniProt functional annotation for P29597

UniProt code: P29597.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Probably involved in intracellular signal transduction by being involved in the initiation of type I IFN signaling. Phosphorylates the interferon-alpha/beta receptor alpha chain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7526154}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + L-tyrosyl-[protein] = ADP + H(+) + O-phospho-L-tyrosyl- [protein]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:10596, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10136, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10137, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:46858, ChEBI:CHEBI:82620, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=2.7.10.2; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10028};
Subunit: Interacts with JAKMIP1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15277531, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20478313}.
Tissue specificity: Observed in all cell lines analyzed. Expressed in a variety of lymphoid and non-lymphoid cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2156206}.
Domain: The FERM domain mediates interaction with JAKMIP1.
Disease: Immunodeficiency 35 (IMD35) [MIM:611521]: A primary immunodeficiency characterized by recurrent skin abscesses, pneumonia, and highly elevated serum IgE. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17088085}. Note=The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Similarity: Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. JAK subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00159}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.