UniProt functional annotation for P02886

UniProt code: P02886.

Organism: Dictyostelium discoideum (Slime mold).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Amoebozoa; Evosea; Eumycetozoa; Dictyostelia; Dictyosteliales; Dictyosteliaceae; Dictyostelium.
 
Function: Galactose- and N-acetylgalactosamine-binding lectin. May play a role in cell-substratum adhesion rather than in cell-cell adhesion. May be necessary for the maintenance of normal elongate morphology during aggregation.
 
Subunit: Tetramer of four different chains (A to D).
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Tissue specificity: Stalk cells.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.