LALBA
Sign in to saveα-lactalbumin, also known as alpha-lactalbumin and LALBA, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LALBA gene.
Gene data
LALBA- Name
- lactalbumin alpha
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- HAMLET, LYZG
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].
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12 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Physical properties
- Evolution
- Functions
- Nutrition
- Clinical Uses
- PCOS
- Mental health
- Cancer
- References
- Further reading
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α-lactalbumin, also known as alpha-lactalbumin and LALBA, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LALBA gene.
== Overview ==