Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Retinol binding protein 7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RBP7 gene.
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Function
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP) family, whose members are required for vitamin A stability and metabolism. The encoded protein binds all-trans-retinol and is structurally similar to other CRBPs; however, it has a lower binding affinity for retinol than other CRBPs. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016].
References
External links
- PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Retinoid-binding protein 7
Further reading
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.