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Preferred term

Lipocalins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A diverse family of extracellular proteins that bind to small hydrophobic molecules. They were originally characterized as transport proteins, however they may have additional roles such as taking part in the formation of macromolecular complexes with other proteins and binding to CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS.

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Entry terms

  • Lipocalin

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WSP9W4XN-Z

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