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FLASH GENE
Symbol LCN1 contributors: npt/ - updated : 05-12-2007
HGNC name lipocalin 1 (tear prealbumin)
HGNC id 6525
EXPRESSION
Type
constitutive of
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestivemouth    
 salivary gland    
Respiratoryrespiratory tracttrachea   
Visualeye    
 eyelacrimal gland   
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Epithelialsecretoryglandular  
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion nasal mucus
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Hydrophobic
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • a single eight-stranded continuously hydrogen-bonded antiparallel beta-barrel which encloses an internal ligand binding site
    • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • lipophilic ligand carrier protein superfamily
  • lipocalin family
    • CATEGORY transport carrier
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION
    basic FUNCTION
  • involved in the transport of hydrophobic ligands
    • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • constituent of human tear
    • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS