LCN9, Official Symbol LCN9provided by HGNC Official Full Name lipocalin 9provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17442 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000148386 MIM:612903; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17442 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 HEL129 Summary Members of the lipocalin family, such as LCN9, 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