butyrophilin subfamily 1 member A1; BT (BTN1A1, BTN)

Function

• may function in the secretion of milk-fat droplets
• may act as a specific membrane-associated receptor for association of cytoplasmic droplets with the apical plasma membrane
• seems to associate with xanthine dehydrogenase/ xanthine oxidase

Structure

• belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily, BTN/MOG family
• contains 1 B30.2/SPRY domain contains 2 Ig-like V-type domain (immunoglobulin-like)

Compartment

• membrane; single-pass type 1 membrane protein
• secreted

More general terms

• butyrophilin

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=696
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:696
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601610
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q13410.html