ID:RET4_HUMAN DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Retinol-binding protein 4; AltName: Full=Plasma retinol-binding protein; Short=PRBP; Short=RBP; Contains: RecName: Full=Plasma retinol-binding protein(1-182); Contains: RecName: Full=Plasma retinol-binding protein(1-181); Contains: RecName: Full=Plasma retinol-binding protein(1-179); Contains: RecName: Full=Plasma retinol-binding protein(1-176); Flags: Precursor; FUNCTION: Delivers retinol from the liver stores to the peripheral tissues. In plasma, the RBP-retinol complex interacts with transthyretin, this prevents its loss by filtration through the kidney glomeruli. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted. MASS SPECTROMETRY: Mass=21063.46; Mass_error=1.88; Method=Electrospray; Range=17-199; Source=PubMed:7666002; MASS SPECTROMETRY: Mass=20534; Method=MALDI; Range=19-197; Source=PubMed:12237133; MASS SPECTROMETRY: Mass=20162; Method=MALDI; Range=19-194; Source=PubMed:12237133; DISEASE: Defects in RBP4 are a cause of retinol-binding protein deficiency (RBP deficiency) [MIM:180250]. This condition causes night vision problems. It produces a typical 'fundus xerophthalmicus', featuring a progressed atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium. SIMILARITY: Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. SEQUENCE CAUTION: Sequence=AAF69622.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; WEB RESOURCE: Name=Mutations of the RBP4 gene; Note=Retina International's Scientific Newsletter; URL="http://www.retina-international.org/files/sci-news/rlbp4mut.htm"; WEB RESOURCE: Name=Wikipedia; Note=Retinol-binding protein 4 entry; URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinol_binding_protein_4";
The RNAfold program from the Vienna RNA Package is used to perform the secondary structure predictions and folding calculations. The estimated folding energy is in kcal/mol. The more negative the energy, the more secondary structure the RNA is likely to have.
ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on P02753
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Orthologous Genes in Other Species
Orthologies between human, mouse, and rat are computed by taking the best BLASTP hit, and filtering out non-syntenic hits. For more distant species reciprocal-best BLASTP hits are used. Note that the absence of an ortholog in the table below may reflect incomplete annotations in the other species rather than a true absence of the orthologous gene.