LCN1_HUMAN

Source: PM23856902
Marked as 'Non-membrane protein'
Confidence: low (only semi-automatic identification from reviews) Search PubMed for
(RBC AND this entry)
Gene names: LCN1 , VEGP
Protein names and data: LCN1_HUMAN , Lipocalin-1 , Tear lipocalin; Tlc; Tear prealbumin; TP; Von Ebner gland protein; VEG protein; Flags: Precursor Lenght: 176 a.a.
Mass: 19250 Da
fasta formatted sequence
Function: Could play a role in taste reception. Could be necessary for the concentration and delivery of sapid molecules in the gustatory system. Can bind various ligands, with chemical structures ranging from lipids and retinoids to the macrocyclic antibiotic rifampicin and even to microbial siderophores. Exhibits an extremely wide ligand pocket.
Cellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Mainly expressed in lachrymal and salivary glands. Also expressed in the prostate.

Database cross-references

UniProt: P31025
Ensembl: ENST00000263598
Ensembl: ENST00000371781
MIM: 151675
neXtProt: NX_P31025
Antibodypedia: P31025 (may not find the protein thus also not any antibody)
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