fatty acid-binding protein 7; fatty acid-binding protein, brain; B-FABP; brain lipid-binding protein; BLBP; mammary-derived growth inhibitor related (FABP7, BLBP, FABPB, MRG)

Function

• could be involved in the transport of an unknown hydrophobic ligand with potential morphogenic activity during CNS development
• required for establishment of the radial glial fiber system in developing brain

Structure

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

Compartment

cytoplasm

Expression

expressed in brain & other neural tissues

More general terms

• fatty acid/retinol binding protein family

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2173
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2173
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/602965
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O15540.html