UniProt functional annotation for P09989

UniProt code: P09989.

Organism: Trichosanthes kirilowii (Chinese snake gourd) (Chinese cucumber).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Cucurbitales; Cucurbitaceae; Sicyoeae; Trichosanthes.
 
Function: Inactivates eukaryotic 60S ribosomal subunits.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endohydrolysis of the N-glycosidic bond at one specific adenosine on the 28S rRNA.; EC=3.2.2.22;
Miscellaneous: Abortion-inducing protein. Inhibits HIV-1 infection and replication.
Similarity: Belongs to the ribosome-inactivating protein family. Type 1 RIP subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.