FABP6

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FABP6
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesFABP6, I-15P, I-BABP, I-BALB, I-BAP, ILBP, ILBP3, ILLBP, fatty acid binding protein 6
External IDsOMIM: 600422; MGI: 96565; HomoloGene: 1108; GeneCards: FABP6; OMA:FABP6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001040442
NM_001130958
NM_001445

NM_008375

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001035532
NP_001124430
NP_001436

NP_032401

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 160.19 – 160.24 MbChr 11: 43.49 – 43.49 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Fatty acid binding protein 6, ileal (gastrotropin), also known as FABP6, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the FABP6 gene.[5]

Function

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This gene encodes the ileal fatty acid binding protein. Fatty acid binding proteins are a family of small, highly conserved, cytoplasmic proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids and other hydrophobic ligands. FABP6 and FABP1 (the liver fatty acid binding protein) are also able to bind bile acids. It is thought that FABPs roles include fatty acid uptake, transport, and metabolism. Transcript variants generated by alternate transcription promoters and/or alternate splicing have been found for this gene.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170231Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020405Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: FABP6 fatty acid binding protein 6, ileal (gastrotropin)".

Further reading

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