UniProt functional annotation for Q9Y3M8

UniProt code: Q9Y3M8.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: GTPase-activating protein for RhoA, and perhaps for Cdc42. May be involved in regulation of cytoskeletal reorganization, cell proliferation and cell motility. Acts a tumor suppressor in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14697242, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16217026}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer. Interacts with TAX1BP1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14697242, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17380510}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm. Membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Mitochondrion membrane; Peripheral membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Lipid droplet.
Tissue specificity: Ubiquitously expressed. Underexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma cells and some breast cancer cell lines. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12531887, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14697242}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.