UniProt functional annotation for P31949

UniProt code: P31949.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Facilitates the differentiation and the cornification of keratinocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18618420}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer; disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18618420}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18618420}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18618420}.
Ptm: Phosphorylation at Thr-10 by PRKCA significantly suppresses homodimerization and promotes association with NCL/nucleolin which induces nuclear translocation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18618420}.
Miscellaneous: Binds two calcium ions per molecule with an affinity similar to that of the S-100 proteins. {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the S-100 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.