UniProt functional annotation for P09713

UniProt code: P09713.

Organism: Human cytomegalovirus (strain AD169) (HHV-5) (Human herpesvirus 5).
Taxonomy: Viruses; Duplodnaviria; Heunggongvirae; Peploviricota; Herviviricetes; Herpesvirales; Herpesviridae; Betaherpesvirinae; Cytomegalovirus.
 
Function: Participates in the inhibition of the host immune response. Early protein that redirects newly synthesized major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I heavy chains via the SEC61 translocon to the cytosol where they undergo proteasome-dependent destruction (PubMed:19121997). In consequence, infected cells are masked for immune recognition by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Seems so far to be specific for HLA-A, HLA-B, and HFE loci products. Does not interact with HLA-DR or HLA-DM. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16098592, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19121997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8945469}.
 
Subunit: Monomer (Probable). Interacts with host TRAM1 (PubMed:19121997). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19121997, ECO:0000305}.
Subcellular location: Host endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11790769}; Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11790769}.
Developmental stage: Expressed at early period of virus infection.
Domain: The lumenal domain allows tight interaction with class I molecules encoded by the HLA-A locus.
Ptm: The signal sequence is not cleaved.
Similarity: Belongs to the cytomegalovirus US2 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.