fatty acid-binding protein-1; fatty acid-binding protein, liver; L-FABP; Z-protein; sterol carrier protein (FABP1, FABPL)

Function

• binds free fatty acids & their coenzyme A derivatives, bilirubin, & some other small molecules in the cytoplasm
• may be involved in intracellular lipid transport
• required for cholesterol synthesis

Structure

• forms a beta-barrel structure that accommodates hydrophobic ligands in its interior
• belongs to the calycin superfamily, fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) family

Compartment

cytoplasm

More general terms

• fatty acid/retinol binding protein family
• lipid transfer protein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P07148.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2168
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2168
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/134650