FABP3
FABP are thought to play a role in the intracellular transport of long-chain fatty acids and their acyl-CoA esters. Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) family. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
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Protein type: Lipid-binding |
Chromosomal Location of rat Ortholog: 5q36 |
Cellular Component:
cytosol; extracellular space; nucleus; sarcoplasm; sarcoplasmic reticulum
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Molecular Function:
cytoskeletal protein binding; fatty acid binding; icosatetraenoic acid binding; long-chain fatty acid binding; long-chain fatty acid transporter activity; oleic acid binding
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Biological Process:
brown fat cell differentiation; cholesterol homeostasis; fatty acid beta-oxidation; fatty acid metabolic process; intracellular lipid transport; long-chain fatty acid transport; phospholipid homeostasis; positive regulation of long-chain fatty acid import into cell; regulation of fatty acid oxidation; regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthetic process; response to fatty acid; response to insulin; response to xenobiotic stimulus
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Reference #:
P07483
(UniProtKB)
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Alt. Names/Synonyms: Fabp3; Fatty acid binding protein 3 heart; fatty acid binding protein 3, muscle and heart; Fatty acid-binding protein 3; Fatty acid-binding protein, heart; H-FABP; heart fatty acid binding protein; Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein
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Gene Symbols: Fabp3
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Molecular weight:
14,775 Da
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Basal Isoelectric point:
5.9
Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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