cytoplasmic phosphatidylinositol transfer protein 1; retinal degeneration B homolog beta; RdgBbeta; MrdgBbeta; M-rdgB beta (PITPNC1)

Function

• phosphatidylinositol transfer protein
• mediate monomeric transport of lipids by shielding a lipid from the aqueous environment & binding the lipid in a hydrophobic cavity
• able to transfer phosphatidylinositol in vitro

Structure

• belongs to the PtdIns transfer protein family, class IIB subfamily

Compartment

cytoplasm

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

ubiquitously expressed

More general terms

• phosphatidylinositol [PI] transfer protein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/605134
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9UKF7.html