| Gene Symbol |
RLBP1
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| Entrez Gene |
6017
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| Alt Symbol |
CRALBP
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
retinaldehyde binding protein 1
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| Other Description |
cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein|cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein-1|retinaldehyde-binding protein 1
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| Swissprots |
P12271 B2R667
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| Accessions |
AAA65123 EAX02038 P12271 AK312457 BAG35364 BC004199 AAH04199 BF940774 BG205561 BM704704 BM921294 BX490622 DQ980611 J04213 AAA60251 XM_011521870 XP_011520172 XM_011521871 XP_011520173 XM_011521872 XP_011520174 NM_000326 NP_000317
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| Function |
Soluble retinoid carrier essential the proper function of both rod and cone photoreceptors. Participates in the regeneration of active 11-cis-retinol and 11-cis-retinaldehyde, from the inactive 11-trans products of the rhodopsin photocycle and in the de novo synthesis of these retinoids from 11-trans metabolic precursors. The cycling of retinoids between photoreceptor and adjacent pigment epithelium cells is known as the 'visual cycle'. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19846785}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Retina and pineal gland. Not present in photoreceptor cells but is expressed abundantly in the adjacent retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and in the Mueller glial cells of the retina. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19846785}.
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