Uteroglobin
Synonyms
Blastokinin
Clara Cell Secretory Protein
Clara Cell Specific Protein
Clara Cell-Specific Protein
Secretoglobin, Family 1A, Member 1
A steroid-inducible protein that was originally identified in uterine fluid. It is a secreted homodimeric protein with identical 70-amino acid subunits that are joined in an antiparallel orientation by two disulfide bridges. A variety of activities are associated with uteroglobin including the sequestering of hydrophobic ligands and the inhibition of SECRETORY PHOSPHOLIPASE A2.