apolipoprotein M; apo-M; apoM; protein G3a (APOM, G3A, NG20, HSPC336)

Function

• probably involved in lipid transport
• can bind sphingosine-1-phosphate, myristic acid, palmitic acid & stearic acid, retinol, all-trans-retinoic acid & 9-cis-retinoic acid

Structure

• belongs to the calycin superfamily, lipocalin family
• highly divergent

Compartment

• secreted
• present in high density lipoprotein (HDL) & to a lesser extent in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TGRLP) & low density lipoproteins (LDL)

Expression

• expressed in liver & kidney & secreted into plasma

More general terms

• apolipoprotein
• glycoprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=55937
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:55937
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606907
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O95445.html