Protein Name fatty acid binding protein 4
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 2167
Gene Symbol

FABP4

UniProt P15090 (FABP4_HUMAN), E7DVW4 (E7DVW4_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 294
Total Number of Articles : 410
Description

fatty acid binding protein 4

Gene Summary

FABP4 encodes the fatty acid binding protein found in adipocytes. Fatty acid binding proteins are a family of small, highly conserved, cytoplasmic proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids and other hydrophobic ligands. It is thought that FABPs roles include fatty acid uptake, transport, and metabolism. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • fatty acid-binding protein, adipocyte
  • adipocyte fatty acid binding protein
  • adipocyte lipid-binding protein
Click to show/hide the synonyms
Properties