{"symbol":"AMBP","synonyms":["A1M","HCP","UTI","ITI","ITIL","ITILC","HI30","IATIL","EDC1"],"name":"alpha-1-microglobulin/bikunin precursor","description":"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, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":259,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/259","proteins":[{"symbol":"AMBP_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/AMBP_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Calycin structural superfamily","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Calycin+structural+superfamily"}]}