UniProt functional annotation for P02619

UniProt code: P02619.

Organism: Esox lucius (Northern pike).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Esociformes; Esocidae; Esox.
 
Function: In muscle, parvalbumin is thought to be involved in relaxation after contraction. It binds two calcium ions.
 
Miscellaneous: This is one of two major parvalbumins found in the white muscle of pike.
Miscellaneous: This parvalbumin has an isoelectric point of 4.10.
Similarity: Belongs to the parvalbumin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.