Contents

Search

lipocalin

A family of proteins which transport small hydrophobic molecules, including: 1) steroids 2) bilins 3) retinoids 4) lipids Laboratory: - neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in serum/plasma - neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in urine

Specific

alpha-1 acid glycoprotein; orosomucoid alpha-1 microglobulin; alpha-1 antitrypsin light chain; protein HC; bikunin (a lipocalin, AMBP, HCP, ITIL) apolipoprotein D; apo A3; apoA III; thin-line peptide (APOD APOA3) beta-lactoglobulin complement C8-gamma (C8G) epididymal retinoic acid-binding protein [E-RABP] epididymal-specific lipocalin-10 epididymal-specific lipocalin-12 (LCN12) epididymal-specific lipocalin-6 (lipocalin-5, LCN6, LCN5, UNQ643/PRO1273) epididymal-specific lipocalin-8 (LCN8, LCN5) epididymal-specific lipocalin-9 (MUP-like lipocalin, LCN9) glycodelin; GD; placental protein 14; PP14; pregnancy-associated endometrial alpha-2 globulin; PAEG; PEG; progestagen-associated endometrial protein; progesterone-associated endometrial protein (PAEP) lipocalin UNQ2541/PRO6093 (LCN15) lipocalin-1; Von Ebner gland protein; VEG protein; tear prealbumin; TP; tear lipocalin; Tlc (LCN1, VEGP) lipocalin-like protein FLJ45224 (LCNL1) neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; NGAL; p25; 25 kD alpha-2-microglobulin-related subunit of MMP-9; lipocalin-2; oncogene 24p3 (LCN2, HNL, NGAL) plasma retinol binding protein; PRBP; retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4, PRO2222) prostaglandin D synthase 1; prostaglandin-H2 D-isomerase; glutathione-independent PGD synthetase; beta-trace protein; lipocalin-type PGD synthase; L-PGDS (PTGDS) purpurin retinol-binding protein 3; interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein; IRBP; interstitial retinol-binding protein (RBP3)

General

carrier protein (transporter) protein family member

References

  1. Flower DR, North AC, Sansom CE. The lipocalin protein family: structural and sequence overview. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2000 Oct 18;1482(1-2):9-24. Review. PMID: 11058743
  2. Flower DR. Beyond the superfamily: the lipocalin receptors. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2000 Oct 18;1482(1-2):327-36. Review. PMID: 11058773