Fatty Acid-Binding Protein, Intestinal

Preferred Label : Fatty Acid-Binding Protein, Intestinal;

NCIt synonyms : FABPI; FABP2; I-FABP; Intestinal-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; Fatty Acid Binding Protein 2, Intestinal; Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 2; Fatty Acid-Binding Protein-2;

NCIt definition : Fatty acid-binding protein, intestinal (132 aa, 15 kDa) is encoded by the human FABP2 gene. This protein plays a role in binding to saturated long-chain fatty acids with a high affinity and to unsaturated long-chain fatty acids with less affinity.;

Details

Origin ID

C29616;

UMLS CUI

C1173118;

OMIM relation
- Fatty acid-binding protein 2 [OMIM gene]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- FABP2 protein, human [MeSH concept]
- FABP2 protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
gene_encodes_gene_product
- FABP2 Gene [NCIt concept]
- Ligand Binding Protein Gene [NCIt concept]
gene_product_has_associated_anatomy
- Cytoplasm [NCIt concept]
gene_product_has_organism_source
- Human [NCIt concept]
gene_product_has_structural_domain_or_motif
- Ligand Binding Domain [NCIt concept]
gene_product_is_element_in_pathway
- PPAR Signaling Pathway [NCIt concept]
gene_product_plays_role_in_biological_process
- Fatty Acid Metabolism [NCIt concept]
- Ligand Binding [NCIt concept]
- Lipid Binding [NCIt concept]

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