Gene Symbol | RBP4 |
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Entrez Gene | 5950 |
Alt Symbol | RDCCAS |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | retinol binding protein 4, plasma |
Other Description | PRBP|RBP|plasma retinol-binding protein|retinol-binding protein 4|retinol-binding protein 4, interstitial |
Swissprots | Q9P178 Q5VY24 P02753 Q8WWA3 O43478 D3DR38 O43479 |
Accessions | AAC02945 AAC02946 CAA26553 CAB46489 EAW50065 EAW50066 EAW50067 EAW50068 P02753 BC020633 AAH20633 BX495987 DQ891381 ABM82307 DQ894558 ABM85484 X00129 CAA24959 NM_006744 NP_006735 |
Function | Delivers retinol from the liver stores to the peripheral tissues. In plasma, the RBP-retinol complex interacts with transthyretin, this prevents its loss by filtration through the kidney glomeruli. |
Subcellular Location | Secreted. |