Albondin

In medicine and pharmacology, albondin (gp60) is a cell receptor that binds serum albumin.[1] It seems to be expressed on endothelial cells and binding induces endocytosis. Not much is known about this protein, except for its approximate molecular mass of 60 kDa.[2]

References

Schnitzer, J. E.; Oh, P. (1994). "Albondin-mediated capillary permeability to albumin. Differential role of receptors in endothelial transcytosis and endocytosis of native and modified albumins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269 (8): 6072–6082. PMID 8119952.
Merlot, AM; Kalinowski, DS; Richardson, DR (2014). "Unraveling the mysteries of serum albumin-more than just a serum protein". Frontiers in Physiology. 5: 299. doi:10.3389/fphys.2014.00299. PMC 4129365. PMID 25161624.

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[1] Schnitzer, J. E.; Oh, P. (1994). "Albondin-mediated capillary permeability to albumin. Differential role of receptors in endothelial transcytosis and endocytosis of native and modified albumins". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269 (8): 6072–6082. PMID 8119952.

[2] Merlot, AM; Kalinowski, DS; Richardson, DR (2014). "Unraveling the mysteries of serum albumin-more than just a serum protein". Frontiers in Physiology. 5: 299. doi:10.3389/fphys.2014.00299. PMC 4129365. PMID 25161624.