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UniProt functional annotation for P04119 | ||
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| UniProt code: P04119. |
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| Organism: | |
Sus scrofa (Pig). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Suina; Suidae; Sus. |
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| Function: | |
Lactoglobulin is the primary component of whey, it binds retinol and is probably involved in the transport of that molecule. |
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Under physiological conditions beta-lactoglobulin exists as an equilibrium mixture of monomeric and dimeric forms. |
| Subcellular location: | |
Secreted. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.