Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
FABP4 |
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Available structures |
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PDB | Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB |
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List of PDB id codes |
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4NNT, 1TOU, 1TOW, 2HNX, 2NNQ, 3FR2, 3FR4, 3FR5, 3P6C, 3P6D, 3P6E, 3P6F, 3P6G, 3P6H, 3Q6L, 3RZY, 4NNS, 5EDB, 5EDC, 5D48, 5D4A, 5D45, 5D47 |
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Identifiers |
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Aliases | FABP4, A-FABP, AFABP, ALBP, HEL-S-104, aP2, fatty acid binding protein 4 |
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External IDs | OMIM: 600434; MGI: 88038; HomoloGene: 36067; GeneCards: FABP4; OMA:FABP4 - orthologs |
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Wikidata |
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aP2 (adipocyte Protein 2)[5] is a carrier protein for fatty acids that is primarily expressed in adipocytes and macrophages. aP2 is also called fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4). Blocking this protein either through genetic engineering or drugs[6] has the possibility of treating heart disease and the metabolic syndrome.[7]