UniProt functional annotation for O43312

UniProt code: O43312.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: May be related to cancer progression or tumor metastasis in a variety of organ sites, most likely through an interaction with the actin cytoskeleton.
 
Subunit: Binds to actin. Binds to the cytoplasmic domain of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase delta. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12570871}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton.
Tissue specificity: Expressed in many tissues, including spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, uterus, colon, and peripheral blood. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12082544}.
Domain: The WH2 motif at the C-terminus binds to actin monomers.
Similarity: Belongs to the MTSS family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.