| UniProt functional annotation for Q8WXC3 | |||
| UniProt code: Q8WXC3. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | Associates with PYCARD/ASC and modulates its ability to collaborate with MEFV/pyrin and NLRP3/cryopyrin in NF-kappa-B and pro- caspase-1 activation. Suppresses kinase activity of NF-kappa-B inhibitor kinase (IKK) complex, expression of NF-kappa-B inducible genes and inhibits NF-kappa-B activation by cytokines and LPS. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12656673, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24871464}. | |
| Subunit: | Interacts with PYCARD/ASC (via pyrin domain). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12656673, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17178784}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12656673}. Note=Recruited to specks formed by PYCARD within the cytoplasm. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17178784}. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Predominantly expressed in monocytes, macrophages and granulocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12656673}. | |
| Ptm: | Phosphorylated. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12656673}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.