UniProt functional annotation for P42228

UniProt code: P42228.

Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus.
 
Function: Carries out a dual function: signal transduction and activation of transcription.
 
Subunit: Forms a homodimer or a heterodimer with a related family member (By similarity). Interacts with ARL2BP. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18234692}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note=Translocated into the nucleus in response to phosphorylation.
Ptm: Tyrosine phosphorylated. Serine phosphorylation is also required for maximal transcriptional activity (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the transcription factor STAT family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.