UniProt functional annotation for P37362

UniProt code: P37362.

Organism: Pyrrhocoris apterus (Sap sucking bug) (Cimex apterus).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Paraneoptera; Hemiptera; Heteroptera; Panheteroptera; Pentatomomorpha; Pyrrhocoroidea; Pyrrhocoridae; Pyrrhocoris.
 
Function: Antibacterial peptide. Affects Gram-negative bacteria E.coli 1106, P.aeruginosa, E.coli D22 and E.cloacae and Gram-positive bacteria M.luteus and B.subtilis.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Ptm: O-linked glycan consists of a Gal-GalNAc disaccharide, O- glycosylation is essential for full biological activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10076062}.
Similarity: Belongs to the drosocin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.