UniProt functional annotation for P51972

UniProt code: P51972.

Organism: Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus (Eastern cottonmouth).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Bifurcata; Unidentata; Episquamata; Toxicofera; Serpentes; Colubroidea; Viperidae; Crotalinae; Agkistrodon.
 
Function: PLA2 catalyzes the calcium-dependent hydrolysis of the 2-acyl groups in 3-sn-phosphoglycerides. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28633930, ECO:0000269|PubMed:6438084}.
 
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, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28633930, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9013608};
Cofactor: Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P14418}; Note=Binds 1 Ca(2+) ion per subunit. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P14418};
Subunit: Monomer or homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3403524, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8489705}.
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28633930, ECO:0000269|PubMed:3403524, ECO:0000269|PubMed:6438084, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8489705, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9013608}.
Tissue specificity: Expressed by the venom gland. {ECO:0000305|PubMed:28633930}.
Ptm: Acylation causes dimerization. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3403524}.
Mass spectrometry: Mass=13988.67; Method=Electrospray; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:28633930};
Similarity: Belongs to the phospholipase A2 family. Group II subfamily. D49 sub-subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.