LCN8, Official Symbol LCN8provided by HGNC Official Full Name lipocalin 8provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:27038 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000204001 MIM:612902; AllianceGenome:HGNC:27038 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as EP17; LCN5 Summary Members of the lipocalin family, such as LCN8, have a common structure consisting of an 8-stranded antiparallel beta-barrel that forms a cup-shaped ligand-binding pocket or calyx. Lipocalins generally bind small hydrophobic ligands and transport them to specific cells (Suzuki et al., 2004 [PubMed 15363845]).[supplied by OMIM, Aug 2009] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all