This gene encodes a complex glycoprotein secreted in plasma. The precursor is proteolytically processed into distinct functioning proteins: alpha-1-microglobulin, which belongs to the superfamily of lipocalin transport proteins and may play a role in the regulation of inflammatory processes, and bikunin, which is a urinary trypsin inhibitor belonging to the superfamily of Kunitz-type protease inhibitors and plays an important role in many physiological and pathological processes. This gene is located on chromosome 9 in a cluster of lipocalin genes. [provided by RefSeq
Other Designations:
OTTHUMP00000021967,OTTHUMP00000063975,alpha-1-microglobulin/bikunin,bikunin,complex-forming glycoprotein heterogeneous in charge,growth-inhibiting protein 19,inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor light chain,protein HC,trypstatin,uristatin,uronic-acid-rich protei