Albondin

In medicine and pharmacology, albondin (gp60) is a cell receptor that binds serum albumin. It seems to be expressed on endothelial cells and binding induces endocytosis. Not much is known about this protein, except for its approximate molecular mass of 60 kDa.

References

  1. ↑ Schnitzer, J. E.; Oh, P. (1994). "Albondin-mediated capillary permeability to albumin. Differential role of receptors in endothelial transcytosis and endocytosis of native and modified albumins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269 (8): 6072–6082. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(17)37571-3. PMID 8119952.
  2. ↑ Merlot, AM; Kalinowski, DS; Richardson, DR (2014). "Unraveling the mysteries of serum albumin-more than just a serum protein". Frontiers in Physiology. 5: 299. doi:10.3389/fphys.2014.00299. PMC 4129365. PMID 25161624.