FABP2

FABP2
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	1KZW, 1KZX, 2MJI, 2MO5, 3AKM, 3IFB
Identifiers
Aliases	FABP2, FABPI, I-FABP, fatty acid binding protein 2
External IDs	OMIM: 134640; MGI: 95478; HomoloGene: 107; GeneCards: FABP2; OMA:FABP2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	119,322,138 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	122,693,155 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of transverse colon; ; rectum; ; jejunal mucosa; ; duodenum; ; mucosa of sigmoid colon; ; testicle; ; epithelium of colon; ; appendix; ; mucosa of ileum; ; muscle tissue;
	Top expressed in
	ileum; ; jejunum; ; duodenum; ; migratory enteric neural crest cell; ; epithelium of small intestine; ; intestinal villus; ; Ileal epithelium; ; pyloric antrum; ; Paneth cell; ; mucous cell of stomach;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	fatty acid binding; protein binding; lipid binding; long-chain fatty acid binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; cytosol; intracellular anatomical structure;
Biological process	triglyceride catabolic process; intestinal lipid absorption;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	2169
	14079
	ENSG00000145384
	ENSMUSG00000023057
	P12104
	P55050
	NM_000134
	NM_007980
	NP_000125
	NP_032006
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Fatty acid-binding protein 2 (FABP2), also known as Intestinal-type fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FABP2 gene.