| Protein Name | retinol binding protein 4 |
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| Organism | Rattus norvegicus |
| Gene ID | 25703 |
| Gene Symbol | Rbp4 |
| UniProt | P04916 (RET4_RAT), B2RZC1 (B2RZC1_RAT) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
115
Total Number of Articles : 136 |
Description |
retinol binding protein 4 |
| Gene Summary |
Enables retinol binding activity. Involved in several processes, including response to ethanol; response to muscle activity; and retinol transport. Located in extracellular space. Part of protein-containing complex. Biomarker of atherosclerosis; hypertension; obesity; and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025] |
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