Gene Information
Gene NameFABP4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length132
Protein NamesFatty acid-binding protein, adipocyte (Adipocyte lipid-binding protein) (ALBP) (Adipocyte-type fatty acid-binding protein) (A-FABP) (AFABP) (Fatty acid-binding protein 4)
Target Namefatty acid-binding protein 4
Target TypePatented-recorded target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000170323 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP15090
Gene CardFABP4
Uniprot IDP15090
PfamPF00061
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.134933976)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FABP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ FABP4 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ FABP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FABP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fabp4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FABP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fabp4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsFABP3, FABP7
ParalogsCRABP1, FABP9, FABP5, FABP12, RBP1, PMP2, RBP2, RBP5, RBP7, FABP3, FABP2, FABP6, FABP7, FABP1, CRABP2
Tissuebone.marrow, breast
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1TOU  (X-ray  2.00A  1TOW  (X-ray  2.00A  2HNX  (X-ray  1.50A  2NNQ  (X-ray  1.80A  3FR2  (X-ray  2.20A  3FR4  (X-ray  2.16A  3FR5  (X-ray  2.20A  3P6C  (X-ray  1.25A  3P6D  (X-ray  1.06A  3P6E  (X-ray  1.08A  3P6F  (X-ray  1.20A  3P6G  (X-ray  1.20A  3P6H  (X-ray  1.15A  3Q6L  (X-ray  1.40A  3RZY  (X-ray  1.08A  4NNS  (X-ray  1.53A  4NNT  (X-ray  1.53A  5D45  (X-ray  1.65A  5D47  (X-ray  1.70A  5D48  (X-ray  1.81A  5D4A  (X-ray  1.70A  5EDB  (X-ray  1.18A  5EDC  (X-ray  1.29A  5HZ6  (X-ray  1.14A  5HZ8  (X-ray  1.12A  5Y0F  (X-ray  1.54A  5Y0G  (X-ray  1.54A  5Y0X  (X-ray  1.60A  5Y12  (X-ray  1.75A  5Y13  (X-ray  1.75A  6AYL  (X-ray  1.86A  6LJS  (X-ray  1.75A  6LJT  (X-ray  1.45A  6LJU  (X-ray  1.50A  6LJV  (X-ray  1.40A  6LJW  (X-ray  1.40A  6LJX  (X-ray  1.75A 
DBSNP rs1319351179 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P04117}. Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P04117}. Note=Depending on the nature of the ligand, a conformation change exposes a nuclear localization motif and the protein is transported into the nucleus. Subject to constitutive nuclear export. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P04117}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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