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Facts about Major urinary protein 20.
Binds most of the male pheromone, 2-sec- butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole, in pee. .
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | Mup20 |
| Uniprot: | Q5FW60 |
| Entrez: | 381530 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| calycin superfamily |

Major urinary protein 20
Mass (kDA):
20.93 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 4|4 B3 |
| Sequence: | 4; |
Detected in urine of males but absent from female urine (at protein level).

PMID: 18815613 by Logan D.W., et al. Species specificity in major urinary proteins by parallel evolution.
PMID: 15934926 by Armstrong S.D., et al. Structural and functional differences in isoforms of mouse major urinary proteins: a male-specific protein that preferentially binds a male pheromone.