Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
Major structural protein of tissues such as aorta and nuchal ligament, which must expand rapidly and recover completely. Molecular determinant of the late arterial morphogenesis, stabilizing arterial structure by regulating proliferation and organization of vascular smooth muscle (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the elastin family.
Sequence
MAGLTAAVPQPGVLLILLLNLLHPAQPGGVPGAVPGGVPGGLPGGVPGGVYYPGAGIGGGLGGGALGPGGKPPKPGAGLLGAFGAGPGGLGGAGPGAGLSYASRPGGVLVPGGGAGAAAAYKAAAKAGAGLGGIGGVPGGVGVGGVPGAVGVGGVPGAVGGIGGIGGLGVSTGAVVPQLGAGVGAGGKPGKVPGVGLPGVYPGGVLPGTGARFPGVGVLPGVPTGTGVKAKVPGGGGGAFSGIPGVGPFGGQQPGVPLGYPIKAPKLPGGYGLPYTNGKLPYGVAGAGGKAGYPTGTGVGSQAAVAAAKAAKYAGAGGGGVLPGVGGGGIPGGAGAIPGIGGITGAGTPAAAAAAKAAAKAAKYGAAGGLVPGGPGVRVPGAGIPGVGIPGVGGIPGVGGIPGVGGIPGVGGPGIGGPGIVGGPGAVSPAAAAKAAAKAAKYGARGGVGIPTYGVGAGGFPGYGVGAGAGLGGASQAAAAAAAAKAAKYGAGGAGTLGGLVPGAVPGALPGAVPGALPGAVPGALPGAVPGVPGTGGVPGAGTPAAAAAAAAAKAAAKAGQYGLGPGVGGVPGGVGVGGLPGGVGPGGVTGIGTGPGTGLVPGDLGGAGTPAAAKSAAKAAAKAQYRAAAGLGAGVPGLGVGAGVPGFGAGAGGFGAGAGVPGFGAGAVPGSLAASKAAKYGAAGGLGGPGGLGGPGGLGGPGGFGGPGGLGGVPGGVAGGAPAAAAAAKAAAKAAQYGLGGAGGLGAGGLGAGGLGAGGLGAGGLGAGGLGAGGVIPGAVGLGGVSPAAAAKAAKYGAAGLGGVLGARPFPGGGVAARPGFGLSPIYPGGGAGGLGVGGKPPKPYGGALGALGYQGGGCFGKSCGRKRK