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LMP000493

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameapolipoprotein M
Protein EntryAPOM_HUMAN
UniProt IDO95445
SpeciesHuman
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Alternative ProductsEvent=Alternative splicing; Named isoforms=2; Name=1; IsoId=O95445-1; Sequence=Displayed; Name=2; IsoId=O95445-2; Sequence=VSP_045586; Note=No experimental confirmation available.;
FunctionProbably involved in lipid transport. Can bind sphingosine-1-phosphate, myristic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid, retinol, all-trans-retinoic acid and 9-cis-retinoic acid.
SimilarityBelongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. Highly divergent.
Subcellular LocationSecreted {ECO
Tissue SpecificityPlasma protein. Expressed in liver and kidney.