UniProt functional annotation for P02872

UniProt code: P02872.

Organism: Arachis hypogaea (Peanut).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Fabales; Fabaceae; Papilionoideae; 50 kb inversion clade; dalbergioids sensu lato; Dalbergieae; Pterocarpus clade; Arachis.
 
Function: D-galactose specific lectin.
 
Subunit: Homotetramer.
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.
Similarity: Belongs to the leguminous lectin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.