UniProt functional annotation for Q8GUD7

UniProt code: Q8GUD7.

Organism: Hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber tree) (Siphonia brasiliensis).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; fabids; Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae; Crotonoideae; Micrandreae; Hevea.
 
Function: Probable inactive chitinase-like protein that does not exhibit hydrolytic activity toward chitin (By similarity). May bind chitin and be involved in plant defense against fungal pathogens (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q949H3}.
 
Allergen: Causes an allergic reaction in human (PubMed:12653800). Binds to IgE from sera of patients allergic to rubber latex (PubMed:12653800). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12653800}.
Similarity: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 19 family. Chitinase class I subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.