Intelectin-1

4WMQ, 4WMY5560016429ENSG00000179914ENSMUSG00000038209Q8WWA0O88310NM_017625NM_010584NP_060095NP_034714Intelectin-1, also known as omentin or intestinal lactoferrin receptor, is an intelectin encoded in humans by the ITLN1 gene.

[5][6][7] Intelectin-1 functions both as a receptor for bacterial arabinogalactans[5] and for lactoferrin.

[8] Having conserved ligand binding site residues, both human and mouse intelectin-1 bind the exocyclic vicinal diol of carbohydrate ligands such as galactofuranose.

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