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AFM

Gene
Afm
Protein
Afamin
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
608 amino acids
Function
Functions as carrier for hydrophobic molecules in body fluids. Essential for the solubility and activity of lipidated Wnt family members, including WNT1, WNT2B, WNT3, WNT3A, WNT5A, WNT7A, WNT7B, WNT8, WNT9A, WNT9B, WNT10A and WNT10B. Binds vitamin E. May transport vitamin E in body fluids under conditions where the lipoprotein system is not sufficient. May be involved in the transport of vitamin E across the blood-brain barrier.
Similarity
Belongs to the ALB/AFP/VDB family.
Mass
69.379 kDa
Sequence
MRHLKLTGFIFFLLPLTESLALPTKPQDVDHFNATQKFIDENTTYLAIIAFSQYVQEASFDEVETLVKVMLDYRDRCWADNTLPECSKTANDAIQDMLCDMEGLPQKHNFSHCCGKAGFPRRLCFFYNKKANVGFLPPFPTLDPEEKCQAYKNNSESFLHLYMYEVARRNPFVFAPVLLAVAAWFEEAATTCCEQQQKATCFQAKAAPITQYLKASSSYQRNVCGALIKFGPKVLNSINVAVFSKKFPKIGFKDLTTLLEDVSSMYEGCCEGDVVHCIRSQSQVVNHICSKQDSISSKIKVCCEKKTLEREACIINANKDDRPEGLSLREAKFTESENVCQERDSDPDKFFAEFIYEYSRRHPDLSTPELLRITKVYMDFLEDCCSRENPAGCYRHVEDKFNETTQRSLAMVQQECKQFQELGKDTLQRHFLVKFTKAAPQLPMEELVSLSKEMVAALTTCCTLSDEFACVDNLADLVLGELCGVNTNRTINPAVDHCCKTDFAFRRHCFEHLKADTTYELPSVSALVSALHTDWCQPRKEDLQNKKHRFLVNLVKWMPGITDEEWLCLFTKFTAAREECSEVQEPESCFSPESSKTGDESQATEKQR

Gene
Afm
Protein
Afamin
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Length
608 amino acids
Function
Functions as carrier for hydrophobic molecules in body fluids. Essential for the solubility and activity of lipidated Wnt family members, including WNT1, WNT2B, WNT3, WNT3A, WNT5A, WNT7A, WNT7B, WNT8, WNT9A, WNT9B, WNT10A and WNT10B. Binds vitamin E. May transport vitamin E in body fluids under conditions where the lipoprotein system is not sufficient. May be involved in the transport of vitamin E across the blood-brain barrier.
Similarity
Belongs to the ALB/AFP/VDB family.
Mass
69.335 kDa
Sequence
MRHLKLTGFIFFLLSLTESLALPTKPQDVDHFNATQKFINENVAYLTIIASAQYVQEASFEEVEMLVKVMLDYKDRCLADSTLPECSKIANDAIQDMLCDMKGLPQKHNFSHCCRQAGFQRRLCFFYNKKANVGFLPPFPTLDPEEKCQAYKNNSESFLNLYMYEVARRNPFAFAPVLLNVAARFEEAATTCCEQQQKATYFQDKAAPITQYLKALSSYQRNVCGALLKFGPKTLNSINIAVFSKKFPKIGFEDLTSLLEDVSSMYDGCCEGDVVQCIRSQSQVMHHICSKQDSISSKIKACCEKKLPERADCIINANKDDRPEDLSLRTPKFTDSENVCQERDSEQDKFFAEFLYDYSRRHTELSTPELLRITKVYKDLLEDCCNRKNPLSCYRHAEDKFNETTERSLAMVQQECKQFQELGKDALQRHFLVKFTKAAPQLPMEELVSLSKEMVAALATCCTLSDEFACVDNLADLVLGELCGMNKNRTINPTVDHCCRADFAFRRPCFEHLKADTTYALPSVSALVSALRADWCQPLKEDLQNKRHRFLVNLVKWMPEITDEERLCLFTKFTAAGEECGNIQKPEACFSPESSKTGDVSQDAEKQR

Gene
AFM
Protein
Afamin
Organism
Bos taurus
Length
604 amino acids
Function
Functions as carrier for hydrophobic molecules in body fluids. Essential for the solubility and activity of lipidated Wnt family members, including WNT1, WNT2B, WNT3, WNT3A, WNT5A, WNT7A, WNT7B, WNT8, WNT9A, WNT9B, WNT10A and WNT10B (PubMed:26902720). Binds vitamin E. May transport vitamin E in body fluids under conditions where the lipoprotein system is not sufficient. May be involved in the transport of vitamin E across the blood-brain barrier (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the ALB/AFP/VDB family.
Mass
69.562 kDa
Sequence
MKQLKLTGFVIFFFFLTESLTLPTQPQDVDDVRITQKFIDDNIGYITIIAFAQYIQEASFEEVEMLVKAMTEYRDKCLADRTLPECSKLANEVLLENICAMEGLPQKYNFSHCCHKVDFERRLCFFHNKKADIGLLPPLPTLDPEEKCQTYKNNRESFLNNYVYEVSRRNPFVFAPTLLTVAARFEEMTKTCCEEQEKANCFQTKAEPFIYYLKALSSYQKNACRALMKFGRQILQSINIAILSQKFPKIGFKQLTSLLEDVSSKYDGCCEGDVVQCIRGRSKVMSHICSKQDSISSKIKDCCEKKIPERGECIIYSNKDDRPNDLSLREAKFIESDNVCEKRDADQANFMAEFLYEYSRRHPELSTPELLRIAKVYKDLLKECCNMENPPECYRHAENRFNETTEKSLKIVQRECEHFQNLGKDDLKYHYLINLTKLAPQLSTEELTFLGKEMVMALTTCCTLSEEFACVDNLVDLVLGELCGINENRNINPAVDHCCKTNFAFRRSCFESLEADKTYVPPSTSQGLFTFHADLCQAHNEELQRKKDRFLVNLVKLKPELAGEELWSLLADFTNVVEKCCKAQEPEACFKEESPKLAAKSQAA

Gene
AFM
Protein
Afamin
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
599 amino acids
Function
Functions as carrier for hydrophobic molecules in body fluids (Probable). Essential for the solubility and activity of lipidated Wnt family members, including WNT1, WNT2B, WNT3, WNT3A, WNT5A, WNT7A, WNT7B, WNT8, WNT9A, WNT9B, WNT10A and WNT10B (PubMed:26902720). Binds vitamin E (PubMed:15952736, PubMed:12463752). May transport vitamin E in body fluids under conditions where the lipoprotein system is not sufficient (PubMed:15952736). May be involved in the transport of vitamin E across the blood-brain barrier (PubMed:19046407).
Similarity
Belongs to the ALB/AFP/VDB family.
Mass
69.069 kDa
Sequence
MKLLKLTGFIFFLFFLTESLTLPTQPRDIENFNSTQKFIEDNIEYITIIAFAQYVQEATFEEMEKLVKDMVEYKDRCMADKTLPECSKLPNNVLQEKICAMEGLPQKHNFSHCCSKVDAQRRLCFFYNKKSDVGFLPPFPTLDPEEKCQAYESNRESLLNHFLYEVARRNPFVFAPTLLTVAVHFEEVAKSCCEEQNKVNCLQTRAIPVTQYLKAFSSYQKHVCGALLKFGTKVVHFIYIAILSQKFPKIEFKELISLVEDVSSNYDGCCEGDVVQCIRDTSKVMNHICSKQDSISSKIKECCEKKIPERGQCIINSNKDDRPKDLSLREGKFTDSENVCQERDADPDTFFAKFTFEYSRRHPDLSIPELLRIVQIYKDLLRNCCNTENPPGCYRYAEDKFNETTEKSLKMVQQECKHFQNLGKDGLKYHYLIRLTKIAPQLSTEELVSLGEKMVTAFTTCCTLSEEFACVDNLADLVFGELCGVNENRTINPAVDHCCKTNFAFRRPCFESLKADKTYVPPPFSQDLFTFHADMCQSQNEELQRKTDRFLVNLVKLKHELTDEELQSLFTNFANVVDKCCKAESPEVCFNEESPKIGN