UniProt functional annotation for P09087

UniProt code: P09087.

Organism: Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora.
 
Function: Sequence-specific transcription factor which is part of a developmental regulatory system that provides cells with specific positional identities on the anterior-posterior axis.
 
Subcellular location: Nucleus.
Tissue specificity: Isoform M and isoform R are expressed in ectodermal and mesodermal tissues and central nervous system of fourth to ninth embryonic abdominal segments. Later in embryogenesis, expression is seen in visceral mesoderm surrounding hindgut and in two Malpighian tubules. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2903050}.
Developmental stage: Highly expressed during embryogenesis, lower expression in larvae, pupae and adults. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2903050}.
Similarity: Belongs to the Abd-B homeobox family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.