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Function:Primary component of whey, it binds retinol and is probably involved in the transport of that molecule.
Function:Primary component of whey, it binds retinol and is probably involved in the transport of that molecule.<ref>PMID:15259212</ref>.
 


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Lipocalins have been associated with many biological processes, among them immune response, pheromone transport, biological prostaglandin synthesis, retinoid binding, and cancer cell interactions.
Lipocalins have been associated with many biological processes, among them immune response, pheromone transport, biological prostaglandin synthesis, retinoid binding, and cancer cell interactions.


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short description of protein fold: They share limited regions of sequence homology and a common tertiary structure architecture.[2][3][4][5][6] This is an eight stranded antiparallel beta-barrel with a repeated + 1 topology enclosing an internal ligand binding site.[5][4].<ref>PMID:3125435</ref>
short description of protein fold: They share limited regions of sequence homology and a common tertiary structure architecture.[2][3][4][5][6] This is an eight stranded antiparallel beta-barrel with a repeated + 1 topology enclosing an internal ligand binding site.[5][4].<ref>PMID:3125435</ref>
Therefore  To know more abouts and the related deseases you can follow the link that leads you to [http://swissvar.expasy.org/cgi-bin/swissvar/result?global_textfield=merlin the Portal to Swiss-Prot diseases and variants ]
Therefore  To know more abouts and the related deseases you can follow the link that leads you to [http://swissvar.expasy.org/cgi-bin/swissvar/result?global_textfield=merlin the Portal to Swiss-Prot diseases and variants ]