adipocyte protein 2

FABP4
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	4NNT, 1TOU, 1TOW, 2HNX, 2NNQ, 3FR2, 3FR4, 3FR5, 3P6C, 3P6D, 3P6E, 3P6F, 3P6G, 3P6H, 3Q6L, 3RZY, 4NNS, 5EDB, 5EDC, 5D48, 5D4A, 5D45, 5D47
Identifiers
Aliases	FABP4, A-FABP, AFABP, ALBP, HEL-S-104, aP2, fatty acid binding protein 4
External IDs	OMIM: 600434; MGI: 88038; HomoloGene: 36067; GeneCards: FABP4; OMA:FABP4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (human)
End	81,483,236 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	10,273,636 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	abdominal fat; ; pericardium; ; skin of hip; ; subcutaneous adipose tissue; ; vena cava; ; lactiferous duct; ; synovial joint; ; trabecular bone; ; gastric mucosa; ; thoracic diaphragm;
	Top expressed in
	intercostal muscle; ; tunica adventitia of aorta; ; transitional epithelium of urinary bladder; ; brown adipose tissue; ; tunica media of zone of aorta; ; parotid gland; ; decidua; ; gastrula; ; aortic valve; ; ascending aorta;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	transporter activity; fatty acid binding; lipid binding; long-chain fatty acid transporter activity; long-chain fatty acid binding; hormone receptor binding;
Cellular component	cytosol; lipid droplet; extracellular exosome; nucleus; cytoplasm;
Biological process	white fat cell differentiation; regulation of inflammatory response; cytokine production; cholesterol homeostasis; positive regulation of inflammatory response; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; cellular response to lithium ion; negative regulation of protein kinase activity; brown fat cell differentiation; triglyceride catabolic process; cellular response to tumor necrosis factor; transport; response to bacterium; long-chain fatty acid transport; positive regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	2167
	11770
	ENSG00000170323
	ENSMUSG00000062515
	P15090
	P04117
	NM_001442
	NM_024406
	NP_001433
	NP_077717
	Wikidata
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aP2 (adipocyte Protein 2)^[5] is a carrier protein for fatty acids that is primarily expressed in adipocytes and macrophages. aP2 is also called fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4). Blocking this protein either through genetic engineering or drugs^[6] has the possibility of treating heart disease and the metabolic syndrome.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170323 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000062515 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Baxa CA, Sha RS, Buelt MK, Smith AJ, Matarese V, Chinander LL, Boundy KL, Bernlohr DA (1989). "Human adipocyte lipid-binding protein: purification of the protein and cloning of its complementary DNA". Biochemistry. 28 (22): 8683–90. doi:10.1021/bi00448a003. PMID 2481498.
^ Floresta G, Pistarà V, Amata E, Dichiara M, Marrazzo A, Prezzavento O, Rescifina A (September 2017). "Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) inhibitors. A comprehensive systematic review". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 138: 854–873. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.07.022. PMID 28738306.
^ Furuhashi M (March 2019). "Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4 in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases". Review. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 26 (3): 216–232. doi:10.5551/jat.48710. PMC 6402888. PMID 30726793.

External links

FABP4+protein,+human at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Human FABP4 genome location and FABP4 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.
PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Fatty acid-binding protein, adipocyte
PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Mouse Fatty acid-binding protein, adipocyte

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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170323 – Ensembl, May 2017

[refGRCm38Ensembl-2] GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000062515 – Ensembl, May 2017

[3] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[4] "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[pmid2481498-5] Baxa CA, Sha RS, Buelt MK, Smith AJ, Matarese V, Chinander LL, Boundy KL, Bernlohr DA (1989). "Human adipocyte lipid-binding protein: purification of the protein and cloning of its complementary DNA". Biochemistry. 28 (22): 8683–90. doi:10.1021/bi00448a003. PMID 2481498.

[pmid28738306-6] Floresta G, Pistarà V, Amata E, Dichiara M, Marrazzo A, Prezzavento O, Rescifina A (September 2017). "Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) inhibitors. A comprehensive systematic review". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 138: 854–873. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.07.022. PMID 28738306.

[pmid-7] Furuhashi M (March 2019). "Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4 in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases". Review. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 26 (3): 216–232. doi:10.5551/jat.48710. PMC 6402888. PMID 30726793.

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v t e Proteins: carrier proteins
Fatty acid	FABP1 FABP2 FABP3 FABP4 FABP5 FABP6 FABP7
Hormone	peptide hormone: Follistatin Growth hormone binding protein Insulin-like growth factor binding protein IGFBP1 IGFBP2 IGFBP3 IGFBP4 IGFBP5 IGFBP6 IGFBP7 Neurophysins Neurophysin I II steroid hormone: Sex hormone binding globulin/Androgen binding protein Transcortin Thyroxine-binding globulin Transthyretin
Metal/element	calcium Calcium-binding protein Calmodulin-binding proteins copper Ceruloplasmin iron Iron-binding proteins Transferrin receptor
Vitamin	Retinol binding protein 1 2 3 4 Transcobalamin
Pigment	Plant Light-Harvesting Complex Orange Carotenoid Protein Phycobiliprotein Photosynthetic Reaction Centers Phytochrome Rhodopsin
Other	Acyl carrier protein Adaptor protein Cholesterylester transfer protein F-box protein GTP-binding protein Latent TGF-beta binding protein Major urinary proteins Membrane transport protein Odorant binding protein

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