Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP01968
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Retinol-binding protein 4
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name RBP4
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in retinal binding
Specific Function Retinol-binding protein that mediates retinol transport in blood plasma. Delivers retinol from the liver stores to the peripheral tissues. Transfers the bound all-trans retinol to STRA6, that then facilitates retinol transport across the cell membrane.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 26
Locus Not Available
SNPs RBP4
Gene Sequence
>399 bp
CACATGAGCGCCACGGCCAAGGGCCGAGTCCGTCTCTTAAATAACTGGGACGTGTGTGCA
GACATGGTGGGCACCTTCACAGACACTGAGGACCCTGCCAAGTTCAAGATGAAGTACTGG
GGCGTAGCGTCCTTTCTCCAGAAAGGAAACGATGACCACTGGATCATTGACACGGACTAC
GAGACCTTTGCCGTGCAGTACTCCTGCCGCCTCCTGAACCTCGATGGCACCTGCGCTGAC
AGCTACTCTTTCGTGTTTGCCCGAGACCCCAGCGGCTTTTCCCCGGAAGTGCAGAAAATC
GTGCGGCAGAGGCAGGAGGAGCTGTGCCTGGCCAGGCAGTACCGGCTGATCCCTCACAAC
GGTTACTGTGATGGCAAGTCAGAAAGAAACATTTTGTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 183
Molecular Weight 21069.0
Theoretical pI 5.34
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Retinol-binding protein 4
ERDCRVSSFRVKENFDKARFAGTWYAMAKKDPEGLFLQDNIVAEFSVDENGHMSATAKGR
VRLLNNWDVCADMVGTFTDTEDPAKFKMKYWGVASFLQKGNDDHWIIDTDYETFAVQYSC
RLLNLDGTCADSYSFVFARDPSGFSPEVQKIVRQRQEELCLARQYRLIPHNGYCDGKSER
NIL
GenBank ID Protein AAB28336.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P18902
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name RET4_BOVIN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID S65585
GeneCard ID RBP4
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available