CRABP1
Sign in to saveAlso known as CRABP, CRABP-I, CRABPI, RBP5, cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1
Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CRABP1 gene.
Gene data
CRABP1- Name
- cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 78,340,260–78,348,250 (+)
- Aliases
- CRABP, CRABP-I, CRABPI, RBP5
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000166426
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_004378.3
- RefSeq protein
- NP_004369.1
This gene encodes a specific binding protein for a vitamin A family member and is thought to play an important role in retinoic acid-mediated differentiation and proliferation processes. It is structurally similar to the cellular retinol-binding proteins, but binds only retinoic acid at specific sites within the nucleus, which may contribute to vitamin A-directed differentiation in epithelial tissue. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1
- Symbol
- CRABP1
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 15:78,340,260-78,348,250
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Function
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CRABP1 gene.
CRABP1 is assumed to play an important role in retinoic acid-mediated differentiation and proliferation processes. It is structurally similar to the cellular retinol-binding proteins, but binds only retinoic acid. CRABP1 is constitutively expressed and is believed to have different functions in the cell than the related CRABP2.
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