Structural highlights
Function
MUP11_MOUSE Major urinary proteins (Mups) bind pheromones, and thus stabilize them to allow slow release into the air from urine marks. May protect pheromones from oxidation. May also act as pheromones themselves. In this context, they play a role in the regulation of social behaviors, such as aggression, mating, pup-suckling, territory establishment and dominance (Probable). Binds the pheromone analog 2-sec-butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole (SBT) in vitro (PubMed:25279835).[1]
References
- ↑ Phelan MM, McLean L, Armstrong SD, Hurst JL, Beynon RJ, Lian LY. The structure, stability and pheromone binding of the male mouse protein sex pheromone darcin. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 3;9(10):e108415. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108415. , eCollection 2014. PMID:25279835 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108415
