UniProt functional annotation for Q966X9

UniProt code: Q966X9.

Organism: Trypanosoma cruzi.
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Discoba; Euglenozoa; Kinetoplastea; Metakinetoplastina; Trypanosomatida; Trypanosomatidae; Trypanosoma; Schizotrypanum.
 
Function: Tight-binding and reversible inhibitor of papain-like cysteine proteases. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11719560}.
 
Subcellular location: Flagellar pocket {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11719560}. Cytoplasmic vesicle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11719560}. Cell surface {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11719560}. Note=Flagellar pocket and cytoplasmic vesicles of trypomastigotes and to the cell surface of amastigotes.
Similarity: Belongs to the protease inhibitor I42 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.