UniProt functional annotation for P20480

UniProt code: P20480.

Organism: Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora.
 
Function: NCD is required for normal chromosomal segregation in meiosis, in females, and in early mitotic divisions of the embryo. The NCD motor activity is directed toward the microtubule's minus end. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2146510}.
 
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000305}.
Similarity: Belongs to the TRAFAC class myosin-kinesin ATPase superfamily. Kinesin family. NCD subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00283}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.