UniProt functional annotation for Q6WY08

UniProt code: Q6WY08.

Organism: Agrocybe aegerita (Black poplar mushroom) (Agaricus aegerita).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Basidiomycota; Agaricomycotina; Agaricomycetes; Agaricomycetidae; Agaricales; Bolbitiaceae; Agrocybe.
 
Function: Anti-tumor lectin with DNase activity. Inhibits the growth of several tumor cell lines in vitro. Induces lymphocyte infiltration and necrosis of tumor cells in a mouse tumor model. Induces apoptosis in HeLa cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12757412}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12757412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16051274}.
Tissue specificity: Detected in the fruiting body. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12757412}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.