Tissue expression
Cell line expression
Protein structure
LALBA
Lactalbumin alphaLYZL7
This gene encodes alpha-lactalbumin, a principal protein of milk. Alpha-lactalbumin forms the regulatory subunit of the lactose synthase (LS) heterodimer and beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4Gal-T1) forms the catalytic component. Together, these proteins enable LS to produce lactose by transfering galactose moieties to glucose. As a monomer, alpha-lactalbumin strongly binds calcium and zinc ions and may possess bactericidal or antitumor activity. A folding variant of alpha-lactalbumin, called HAMLET, likely induces apoptosis in tumor and immature cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Top validated antibodies |
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| Atlas Antibodies | 2 references | Polyclonal |
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| GeneTex | 1 references | Monoclonal |
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| Novus Biologicals | 1 references | Monoclonal |
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| Antibodies.com | Polyclonal |
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| antibodies-online | Polyclonal |
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