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Structural highlights

Function

FABP4_MOUSE Lipid transport protein in adipocytes. Binds both long chain fatty acids and retinoic acid. Delivers long-chain fatty acids and retinoic acid to their cognate receptors in the nucleus.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Tan NS, Shaw NS, Vinckenbosch N, Liu P, Yasmin R, Desvergne B, Wahli W, Noy N. Selective cooperation between fatty acid binding proteins and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in regulating transcription. Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Jul;22(14):5114-27. PMID:12077340
2. ↑ Adida A, Spener F. Adipocyte-type fatty acid-binding protein as inter-compartmental shuttle for peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma agonists in cultured cell. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 Feb;1761(2):172-81. Epub 2006 Mar 9. PMID:16574478 doi:http://dx.doi.org/S1388-1981(06)00031-X
3. ↑ Ayers SD, Nedrow KL, Gillilan RE, Noy N. Continuous nucleocytoplasmic shuttling underlies transcriptional activation of PPARgamma by FABP4. Biochemistry. 2007 Jun 12;46(23):6744-52. Epub 2007 May 22. PMID:17516629 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi700047a