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Lcn5Epididymal-specific lipocalin-5, major form; Associates with spermatozoa in the epididymal fluid but does not bind tightly to them. Binds both all-trans and 13-cis retinoic acid. May act as a retinoid carrier protein which is required for epididymal function and/or sperm maturation. Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. (192 aa)    
Predicted Functional Partners:
Lcn9
Epididymal-specific lipocalin-9.
   
  
 0.772
Lcn8
Epididymal-specific lipocalin-8; May play a role in male fertility. May act as a retinoid carrier protein within the epididymis.
   
  
0.627
Gpx5
Epididymal secretory glutathione peroxidase; Protects cells and enzymes from oxidative damage, by catalyzing the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxides and organic hydroperoxide, by glutathione. May constitute a glutathione peroxidase-like protective system against peroxide damage in sperm membrane lipids.
   
  
 0.610
Spint4
Kunitz-type protease inhibitor 4.
   
 
 0.598
Adam7
Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 7; May play an important role in male reproduction including sperm maturation and gonadotrope function. This is a non catalytic metalloprotease-like protein.
   
  
 0.594
Lcn10
Epididymal-specific lipocalin-10; May play a role in male fertility. May act as a retinoid carrier protein within the epididymis.
   
  
 0.587
Spag11a
Sperm associated antigen 11A.
   
  
 0.586
Foxa2
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3-beta; Transcription factor that is involved in embryonic development, establishment of tissue-specific gene expression and regulation of gene expression in differentiated tissues. Is thought to act as a 'pioneer' factor opening the compacted chromatin for other proteins through interactions with nucleosomal core histones and thereby replacing linker histones at target enhancer and/or promoter sites. Binds DNA with the consensus sequence 5'- [AC]A[AT]T[AG]TT[GT][AG][CT]T[CT]-3' (By similarity). In embryonic development is required for notochord formation. Inv [...]
   
 
 0.583
Crisp1
Cysteine-rich secretory protein 1; This protein is supposed to help spermatozoa undergo functional maturation while they move from the testis to the ductus deferens.
   
  
 0.570
Lcn2
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; Iron-trafficking protein involved in multiple processes such as apoptosis, innate immunity and renal development. Binds iron through association with 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,5- DHBA), a siderophore that shares structural similarities with bacterial enterobactin, and delivers or removes iron from the cell, depending on the context. Iron-bound form (holo-24p3) is internalized following binding to the SLC22A17 (24p3R) receptor, leading to release of iron and subsequent increase of intracellular iron concentration. In contrast, association o [...]
   
  
 0.549
Your Current Organism:
Mus musculus
NCBI taxonomy Id: 10090
Other names: LK3 transgenic mice, M. musculus, Mus sp. 129SV, house mouse, mouse, nude mice, transgenic mice
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