Lipocalin-1 (Tear lipocalin) (Tlc) (Tear prealbumin) (TP) (von Ebner gland protein) (VEG protein)
1_MKPLL 6_ LAVSL 11_ GLIAA 16_ LQAHH 21_ LLASD 26_ EEIQD 31_ VSGTW 36_ YLKAM 41_ TVDRE 46_ FPEMN 51_ LESVT 56_ PMTLT 61_ TLEGG 66_ NLEAK 71_ VTMLI 76_ SGRCQ 81_ EVKAV 86_ LEKTD 91_ EPGKY 96_ TADGG 101_ KHVAY 106_ IIRSH 111_ VKDHY 116_ IFYCE 121_ GELHG 126_ KPVRG 131_ VKLVG 136_ RDPKN 141_ NLEAL 146_ EDFEK 151_ AAGAR 156_ GLSTE 161_ SILIP 166_ RQSET 171_CSPGS
1: Could play a role in taste reception. Could be necessary for the concentration and delivery of sapid molecules in the gustatory system. Can bind various ligands, with chemical structures ranging from lipids and retinoids to the macrocyclic antibiotic rifampicin and even to microbial siderophores. Exhibits an extremely wide ligand pocket