Major urinary protein 1
Function
Binds pheromones that are released from drying urine of males. These pheromones affect the sexual behavior of females.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family.
Tissue Specificity
Abundant in the urine of adult male mice but absent from that of females.
Cellular localization
- Secreted
Alternative names
Major urinary protein 1, MUP 1, Mup1