UniProt functional annotation for P60043

UniProt code: P60043.

Organism: Naja sagittifera (Andaman cobra).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Elapidae; Elapinae; Naja.
 
Function: PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine + H2O = a 1-acyl-sn- glycero-3-phosphocholine + a fatty acid + H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:15801, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:28868, ChEBI:CHEBI:57643, ChEBI:CHEBI:58168; EC=3.1.1.4; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10035, ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU10036};
Cofactor: Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000305|PubMed:15828003}; Note=Binds 1 Ca(2+) ion. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:15828003};
Subunit: Heterodimer formed between two homologous isoforms: isoform 1 and isoform 2. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15828003}.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland.
Similarity: Belongs to the phospholipase A2 family. Group I subfamily. D49 sub-subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.