phosphate-binding protein (HPBP)

Function

• phosphate-binding protein
• heterooligomer with PON1

Structure

belongs to the pstS family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

found in plasma MS: MW=38529.11

Pathology

may be involved in atherosclerosis

Notes

• while this protein is supposed to be of human origin, it does not seem to be encoded in the human genome
• its high similarity to microbial proteins makes it a likely bacterial contaminant

More general terms

• bacterial protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P85173.html