| Gene Symbol | LALBA |
| Entrez Gene ID | 3906 |
| Full Name | lactalbumin alpha |
| Synonyms | LYZG |
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| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Organism | Homo sapiens(Human) |
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| Summary | 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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