secretoglobin family 1D member 2; lipophilin-B (SCGB1D2, LIPHB)

Function

• may bind androgens & other steroids
• may also bind estramustine, a chemotherapeutic agent used for prostate cancer
• may be under transcriptional regulation of steroid hormones

Structure

• belongs to the secretoglobin family, lipophilin subfamily

Compartment

secreted (putative)

Expression

• highest expression in skeletal muscle
• expressed in steroid responsive tissues (prostate, testis, uterus, breast & ovary)
• expressed in thymus, trachea, kidney, & salivary gland

More general terms

• secretoglobin

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=10647
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:10647
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O95969.html