title: Assignment of the gene for human tear prealbumin (LCN1), a member of the lipocalin superfamily, to chromosome 8q24.
abstract: Tear prealbumin, a major protein of the human tear fluid, is also present in several other human body secretions. Recently it was shown to be a member of the lipocalin superfamily, a class of proteins that function as carriers for small hydrophobic molecules. Using a genomic tear prealbumin probe, we have mapped the gene (LCN1) to human chromosome 8q24 by fluorescent in situ hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biochemie, Universität Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Holzfeind
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Redl
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D054835:Lipocalin 1; D008214:Lymphocytes; D005810:Multigene Family; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000235:genetics*; D013666:Tears / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C518443:LCN1 protein, human; D054835:Lipocalin 1; D011228:Prealbumin