UniProt functional annotation for P01515

UniProt code: P01515.

Organism: Vespa xanthoptera (Japanese yellow hornet) (Vespa simillima xanthoptera).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Hymenoptera; Apocrita; Aculeata; Vespoidea; Vespidae; Vespinae; Vespa.
 
Function: Mast cell degranulating peptide. Activates G proteins that couple to phospholipase C.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland.
Similarity: Belongs to the MCD family. Mastoparan subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.