UniProt functional annotation for P02777

UniProt code: P02777.

Organism: Bos taurus (Bovine).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Ruminantia; Pecora; Bovidae; Bovinae; Bos.
 
Function: Released during platelet aggregation. Neutralizes the anticoagulant effect of heparin because it binds more strongly to heparin than to the chondroitin-4-sulfate chains of the carrier molecule. Chemotactic for neutrophils and monocytes. Inhibits endothelial cell proliferation.
 
Subunit: Homotetramer.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Ptm: O-linked glycan consists of Gal-GalNAc disaccharide which is modified with sialic acid residues (microheterogeneity). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2914894}.
Similarity: Belongs to the intercrine alpha (chemokine CxC) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.