Intelectin-1, also known as omentin or intestinal lactoferrin receptor, is an intelectin encoded in humans by the ITLN1 gene. Intelectin-1 is a secreted protein that can bind to bacterial arabinogalactans. It may also interact with lactoferrin and increase its cellular uptake.
Having conserved ligand binding site residues, both human and mouse intelectin-1 bind the exocyclic vicinal diol of carbohydrate ligands such as galactofuranose.
See also Intelectin
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