Biological Roles of Lipocalins in Chemical Communication, Reproduction, and Regulation of Microbiota
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Major evolutionary transitions were always accompanied by genetic remodelling of phenotypic traits. For example, the vertebrate transition from water to land was accompanied by rapid evolution of olfactory receptors and by the expansion of genes encoding
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Allergic sensitization to lipocalins reflects asthma morbidity in dog dander sensitized children
Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2022 Background Sensitization to dog is an important risk factor for asthma in children, but the clinical relevance of IgE to available dog‐ and furry animal allergen molecules is uncertain.
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Lipocalins in Arthropod Chemical Communication [PDF]
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2021 Abstract Lipocalins represent one of the most successful superfamilies of proteins. Most of them are extracellular carriers for hydrophobic ligands across aqueous media, but other functions have been reported. They are present in most living organisms including bacteria.
Alessio Iannucci, Francesca Romana Dani
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Human lipocalins bind and export fatty acids through the secretory pathway of yeast cells [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 The activation of fatty acids to their acyl-CoA derivatives is a crucial step for their integration into more complex lipids or their degradation via beta-oxidation.
Aslihan Ekim Kocabey, Roger Schneiter
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Structure, Functions, and Implications of Selected Lipocalins in Human Disease [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular SciencesThe lipocalin proteins are a large family of small extracellular proteins that demonstrate significant heterogeneity in sequence similarity and have highly conserved crystal structures.
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Lipocalins – a family portrait
Journal of Plant Physiology, 2006 Lipocalins are a widely distributed group of proteins whose common feature is the presence of six-or eight-stranded beta-barrel in their tertiary structure and highly conservative motifs short conserved region, (SCR) in their amino acid sequences. The presence of three SCRs is typical for kernel lipocalins, while outlier lipocalins have only one or two
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Ligand binding and partial characterization of sex-specifically expressed lipocalins of submandibular and lacrimal glands of Syrian hamsters [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLipocalins are abundantly expressed secretory proteins that perform diverse roles such as ligand-transport, immunomodulation, cell-signaling, chemical communication etc.
Ved Prakash Dubey, Prabir Kumar De
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Cellular and Molecular Roles of Human Odorant-Binding Proteins and Related Lipocalins in Olfaction and Neuroinflammation [PDF]
CellsOlfactory perception depends on soluble proteins in the perireceptor environment that support odorant transport, mucosal protection, and tissue homeostasis.
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mBio, 2017 The potential for microbes to overcome antibiotics of different classes before they reach bacterial cells is largely unexplored. Here we show that a soluble bacterial lipocalin produced by Burkholderia cenocepacia upon exposure to sublethal antibiotic ...
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Sensitization patterns to cat molecular allergens in subjects with allergic sensitization to cat dander [PDF]
Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2023 Background The use of molecular allergology has increasingly become common in the diagnosis and management of allergic diseases. However, there is still a lack of data on cat molecular allergens in adults. Therefore, we aimed to uncover the sensitization
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