UniProt functional annotation for P00772

UniProt code: P00772.

Organism: Sus scrofa (Pig).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus.
 
Function: Acts upon elastin.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolysis of proteins, including elastin. Preferential cleavage: Ala-|-Xaa.; EC=3.4.21.36;
Cofactor: Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Note=Binds 1 Ca(2+) ion per subunit.;
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Pancreas. Basal layers of the epidermis, hair follicle and sebaceous gland epithelia (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10620133}.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase S1 family. Elastase subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00274}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.