UniProt functional annotation for B3EWR1

UniProt code: B3EWR1.

Organism: Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mediterranean mussel).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Spiralia; Lophotrochozoa; Mollusca; Bivalvia; Autobranchia; Pteriomorphia; Mytiloida; Mytiloidea; Mytilidae; Mytilinae; Mytilus.
 
Function: D-Galactose-binding lectin. Has hemagglutinating activity towards rabbit erythrocytes. Has a dose-dependent cytotoxic effect on the human globotriaosylceramide (Gb3)-expressing Raji cell line but not on the human K-562 cell line, which does not express Gb3. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23093409}.
 
Subunit: Monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23093409}.
Mass spectrometry: Mass=16812.59; Mass_error=10.63; Method=Electrospray; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:23093409};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.