Gene Symbol | FABP4 |
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Entrez Gene | 2167 |
Alt Symbol | A-FABP, AFABP, ALBP, HEL-S-104, aP2 |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | fatty acid binding protein 4, adipocyte |
Other Description | adipocyte lipid-binding protein|adipocyte-type fatty acid-binding protein|epididymis secretory protein Li 104|fatty acid-binding protein 4|fatty acid-binding protein, adipocyte |
Swissprots | P15090 Q6IBA1 |
Accessions | ADU05469 EAW87092 P15090 BC003672 AAH03672 BQ880795 BT006809 AAP35455 CD000452 CR456903 CAG33184 FJ224319 ACI46011 J02874 AAA51689 JF432859 ADZ16076 NM_001442 NP_001433 |
Function | Lipid transport protein in adipocytes. Binds both long chain fatty acids and retinoic acid. Delivers long-chain fatty acids and retinoic acid to their cognate receptors in the nucleus (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. |
Subcellular Location | Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note=Depending on the nature of the ligand, a conformation change exposes a nuclear localization motif and the protein is transported into the nucleus. Subject to constitutive nuclear export (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. |
Top Pathways | PPAR signaling pathway |