epididymal-specific lipocalin-6 (lipocalin-5, LCN6, LCN5, UNQ643/PRO1273)

Function

role in male fertility (putative)

Structure

belongs to the lipocalin family

Compartment

• secreted protein
• located on head & tail of spermatozoa
• aggregated on post-acrosomal region of head

Expression

• predominantly expressed in epididymis

More general terms

• lipocalin
• secreted protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P62502.html