LCN1
Function
Could play a role in taste reception. Could be necessary for the concentration and delivery of sapid molecules in the gustatory system. Can bind various ligands, with chemical structures ranging from lipids and retinoids to the macrocyclic antibiotic rifampicin and even to microbial siderophores. Exhibits an extremely wide ligand pocket.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family.
Tissue Specificity
Mainly expressed in lachrymal and salivary glands. Also expressed in the prostate.
Cellular localization
- Secreted
Alternative names
VEGP, LCN1, Lipocalin-1, Tear lipocalin, Tear prealbumin, von Ebner gland protein, Tlc, TP, VEG protein