LMPD Database

LMP012654

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameapolipoprotein M
Protein EntryAPOM_RAT
UniProt IDP14630
SpeciesRat
Comments
Comment typeDescription
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 (By similarity)
SimilarityBelongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. Highly divergent
Subcellular LocationSecreted. Note=Associated with HDL.
Tissue SpecificityExpressed by the liver; secreted in plasma.