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UniProt functional annotation for P24146 | ||
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| UniProt code: P24146. |
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| Organism: | |
Griffonia simplicifolia (Bandeiraea simplicifolia). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Fabales; Fabaceae; Cercidoideae; Cercideae; Cercidinae; Griffonia. |
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| Function: | |
Lectin which has a strong affinity for both the Lewis b and y human blood-group determinants. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8478943}. |
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| Subunit: | |
Homodimer of Alpha and Beta forms. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8478943}. |
| Ptm: | |
N-glycosylation of Asn-5 converts form Beta to form Alpha. |
| Miscellaneous: | |
Binds one manganese (or another transition metal) ion and one calcium ion. The metal ions are essential for the saccharide- binding and cell-agglutinating activities. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8478943}. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the leguminous lectin family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.