| UniProt functional annotation for P50468 | |||
| UniProt code: P50468. |
| Organism: | Streptococcus pyogenes. | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Streptococcaceae; Streptococcus. | |
| Function: | This protein is one of the different antigenic serotypes of protein M. Protein M is closely associated with virulence of the bacterium and can render the organism resistant to phagocytosis. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted, cell wall {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00477}; Peptidoglycan-anchor {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00477}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the M protein family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.