UniProt functional annotation for Q9GJY2

UniProt code: Q9GJY2.

Organism: Ovis aries (Sheep).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Ruminantia; Pecora; Bovidae; Caprinae; Ovis.
 
Function: Required for normal acrosome reaction and for normal male fertility (By similarity). Can bind Cu(2+) (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QUG3, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9UKY0}.
 
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QUG3}; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QUG3}.
Tissue specificity: Strongly expressed in testis. Detected at low levels in lymph node, spleen and ovary. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11331946}.
Domain: A short helical region is required and sufficient for Cu(2+) binding. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9UKY0}.
Ptm: N-glycosylated. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9QUG3}.
Ptm: O-glycosylated. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9UKY0}.
Similarity: Belongs to the prion family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.