Lipocalins

Bo Akerstrom, Department of Clinical Sciences University of Lund, Lund, Sweden. Niels Bortegaard, Granulocyte Research Laboratory Department of Hematology L, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark. Darren R. Flower, The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Compton, Berkshire, U.K. Jean-Philippe Salier, Inserm U519 University of Rouen, France Institut Federatif de Recherches Multidisciplinaires sur les Peptides, Rouen, France.

• Preface 1. Lipocalins: An Introduction 2. Lipocalin Genes and Their Evolutionary History 3. The Lipocalin Protein Family: Protein Sequence, Structure and Relationship to the Calycin Superfamily 4. Bacterial Lipocalins: Origin, Structure, and Function 5. Plant Lipocalins 6. Lipocalins in Arthropoda: Diversification and Functional Explorations 7. Retinol Binding Protein and Its Interaction with Transthyretin 8. Siderocalins 9. Lipocalin-Type Prostaglandin D Synthase as an Enzymic Lipocalin 10. oq-Microglobulin 11. Glycodelin: A Lipocalin with Diverse Glycoform-Dependent Actions 12. Functional Aspects of ?-Lactoglobulin, Major Urinary Protein and Odorant Binding Protein 13. The Plasma Lipocalinsotj-Acid Glycoprotein, Apolipoprotein D, Apolipoprotein M and Complement Protein C 8 y 14. Lipocalin Receptors: Into the Spotlight 15. Important Mammalian Respiratory Allergens Are Lipocalins 16. Lipocalins in Clinical Medicine 17. The Lipocalin Protein Family: Perspectives for Future Research.