| Primary information |
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| ID | 12598 |
| Uniprot ID | Q924P3 |
| Description | Epididymal-specific lipocalin-8 (Epididymal 17 kDa lipocalin) (EP17) (mEP17) |
| Organism | Mus musculus |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires (Rodents and rabbits); Rodentia; Myomorpha (mice and others); Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus; Mus musculus (Mouse) |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. |
| Tissue Specificity | Predominantly expressed in epididymis. |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | May play a role in male fertility. May act as a retinoid carrier protein within the epididymis. |
| Length | 175 |
| Molecular Weight | 19 |
| Name | Epididymal-specific lipocalin-8 |
| Sequence | RVELVPEKIAGFWKEVAVASDQKLVLKAQRRVEGLFLTFSGGNVTVKAVYNSSGSCVTESSLGSERDTVGEFAFPGNREIHVLDTDYERYTILKLTLLWQGRNFHVLKYFTRSLENEDEPGFWLFREMTADQGLYMLARHGRCAELLKEGLV |
| Sequence map | 25-55 |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | NA |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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