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.
Protein type: Lipid-binding
Chromosomal Location of rat Ortholog: 5q36
Cellular Component:  cytosol; extracellular space; nucleus; sarcoplasm; sarcoplasmic reticulum
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
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
Reference #:  P07483 (UniProtKB)
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
Gene Symbols: Fabp3
Molecular weight: 14,775 Da
Basal Isoelectric point: 5.9  Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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FABP3

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Cross-references to other databases:  AlphaFold  |  STRING  |  BioGPS  |  Pfam  |  Phospho.ELM  |  NetworKIN  |  UniProtKB  |  Entrez-Gene  |  Ensembl Gene