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. |
Protein Name | Lipocalin-1Tear LipocalinTlcTear PrealbuminTpVon Ebner Gland ProteinVeg Protein |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-804914 |
Cellular Localisation | Secreted |
Alternative Protein Names | Lipocalin-1 proteinTear Lipocalin proteinTlc proteinTear Prealbumin proteinTp proteinVon Ebner Gland Protein proteinVeg Protein proteinLCN1 proteinVEGP protein |
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