UniProt functional annotation for P42530

UniProt code: P42530.

Organism: Dictyostelium discoideum (Slime mold).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Amoebozoa; Evosea; Eumycetozoa; Dictyostelia; Dictyosteliales; Dictyosteliaceae; Dictyostelium.
 
Function: Galactose-binding lectin. May be necessary for the primary process of spore formation and may be involved in spore coat formation.
 
Subunit: Homotrimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18384150}.
Tissue specificity: Maturing spore cells.
Developmental stage: Levels increase around 8 hours of development to reach maximal levels at 16 hours and a high expression is maintained during later development.
Ptm: The N-terminus is blocked.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.