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.