UniProt functional annotation for P11589

UniProt code: P11589.

Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus.
 
Function: Binds pheromones that are released from drying urine of males. These pheromones affect the sexual behavior of females.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Abundant in the urine of adult male mice but absent from that of females.
Similarity: Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.