| Protein Name | retinol binding protein 4 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 5950 |
| Gene Symbol | RBP4 |
| UniProt | P02753 (RET4_HUMAN), Q5VY30 (Q5VY30_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
393
Total Number of Articles : 841 |
Description |
retinol binding protein 4 |
| Gene Summary |
This protein belongs to the lipocalin family and is the specific carrier for retinol (vitamin A alcohol) in the blood. It delivers retinol from the liver stores to the peripheral tissues. In plasma, the RBP-retinol complex interacts with transthyretin which prevents its loss by filtration through the kidney glomeruli. A deficiency of vitamin A blocks secretion of the binding protein posttranslationally and results in defective delivery and supply to the epidermal cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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