UniProt functional annotation for Q9VAN6

UniProt code: Q9VAN6.

Organism: Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora.
 
Function: Involved in histone pre-mRNA 3' processing and couples histone mRNA production with the cell cycle. Both maternal and zygotic proteins play an essential and vital function for development. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11157774, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450530}.
 
Subunit: Interacts with Sym and Cpsf73. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19450530}.
Tissue specificity: In late embryos, expression is restricted to proliferating (CNS and PNS) and endoreplicating (midgut) cell populations.
Developmental stage: Expressed both zygotically and maternally. Expression is highest in early embryos and adult females. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11157774}.
Similarity: Belongs to the SLBP family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.