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APOM

Apolipoprotein M is a protein that in humans is encoded by the APOM gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is an apolipoprotein and member of the lipocalin protein family. It is found associated with high density lipoproteins and to a lesser extent with low density lipoproteins and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. The encoded protein is secreted through the plasma membrane but remains membrane-bound, where it is involved in lipid transport. Two transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene, but only one of them has been fully characterized.[3] The average molecular weight is 21253 Da, and the monoisotopic molecular weight is 21239 Da.

References

  1. Xu N, Dahlback B (Dec 1999). “A novel human apolipoprotein (apoM)”. J Biol Chem. 274 (44): 31286–90. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.44.31286. PMID 10531326.
  2. Duan J, Dahlback B, Villoutreix BO (Jun 2001). “Proposed lipocalin fold for apolipoprotein M based on bioinformatics and site-directed mutagenesis”. FEBS Lett. 499 (1–2): 127–32. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02544-3. PMID 11418126.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: APOM apolipoprotein M”.

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