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CRABP2 cellular retinoic acid binding protein 2

Gene ID: 1382, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: RBP6; CRABP-II

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the retinoic acid (RA, a form of vitamin A) binding protein family and lipocalin/cytosolic fatty-acid binding protein family. The protein is a cytosol-to-nuclear shuttling protein, which facilitates RA binding to its cognate receptor complex and transfer to the nucleus. It is involved in the retinoid signaling pathway, and is associated with increased circulating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
1q23.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (156699606..156705784, complement)
Total number of exons:
5

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