Albondin

In medicine and pharmacology, albondin (gp60) is a cell receptor that binds serum albumin.[1] It seems to be expressed on endothelial cells and binding induces endocytosis. Not much is known about this protein, except for its approximate molecular mass of 60 kDa.[2]

References
  1. Schnitzer, J. E.; Oh, P. (1994). "Albondin-mediated capillary permeability to albumin. Differential role of receptors in endothelial transcytosis and endocytosis of native and modified albumins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269 (8): 6072–6082. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(17)37571-3. PMID 8119952.
  2. Merlot, AM; Kalinowski, DS; Richardson, DR (2014). "Unraveling the mysteries of serum albumin-more than just a serum protein". Frontiers in Physiology. 5: 299. doi:10.3389/fphys.2014.00299. PMC 4129365. PMID 25161624.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.