Fatty Acid Binding Protein (h-FABP) Protein

The protein encoded by this gene is a brain fatty acid binding protein. Fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) are a family of small, highly conserved, cytoplasmic proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids and other hydrophobic ligands. FABPs are thought to play roles in fatty acid uptake, transport, and metabolism. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

ITGB1: an integral membrane protein that heterodimerizes with an alpha-3 chain, forming a receptor for many extracellular-matrix proteins including fibronectin, laminin, collagen, epiligrin and thrombospondin. . Beta 1 integrins recognize the amino-acid motif RGD in a wide array of ligands. Five alternatively spliced variants with alternate carboxy termini have been described. Two alternatively spliced isoforms have been described. Isoform beta-1a is widely expressed; other isoforms are generally expressed with a more restricted distribution. Isoform beta-1b is expressed in skin, liver, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, placenta, umbilical vein endothelial cells, neuroblastoma cells, lymphoma cells, hepatoma cells and astrocytoma cells. Isoforms beta-1c and beta-1c-2 are expressed in muscle, kidney, liver, placenta, cervical epithelium, umbilical vein endothelial cells, fibroblast cells, embryonal kidney cells, platelets and several blood cell lines. Isoform beta-c-2, rather than isoform beta-1c, is selectively expressed in primary t-cells. Isoform beta-1c is expressed in nonproliferating and differentiated prostate gland epithelial cells. Isoform beta-1d is expressed specifically in striated muscle (skeletal and cardiac muscle).

Protein type: Cell adhesion; Cell surface; Receptor, misc.; Membrane protein, integral; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 10p11.2

Cellular Component: focal adhesion; cell surface; acrosome; dendritic spine; lipid raft; ruffle; recycling endosome; hemidesmosome; membrane; lamellipodium; cytoplasm; melanosome; plasma membrane; basement membrane; integrin complex; neuromuscular junction; sarcolemma; receptor complex; cleavage furrow; filopodium; external side of plasma membrane

Molecular Function: protein domain specific binding; protease binding; metal ion binding; laminin binding; actin binding; alpha-actinin binding; protein kinase binding; peptide binding; viral receptor activity; integrin binding; protein binding; protein heterodimerization activity; fibronectin binding; cell adhesion molecule binding; glycoprotein binding

Biological Process: extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; maternal process involved in pregnancy; regulation of cell cycle; axon extension; positive regulation of apoptosis; mesodermal cell differentiation; positive regulation of endocytosis; cardiac muscle cell differentiation; leukocyte adhesion; transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway; germ cell migration; tissue homeostasis; response to drug; dendrite morphogenesis; protein transport within lipid bilayer; positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; negative regulation of neuron differentiation; cell migration during sprouting angiogenesis; B cell differentiation; cell-cell adhesion mediated by integrin; response to activity; leukocyte migration; regulation of G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway; G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle; axon guidance; entry of virus into host cell; cell-matrix adhesion; cell fate specification; negative regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade; positive regulation of cell proliferation; visual learning; negative regulation of cell projection organization and biogenesis; integrin-mediated signaling pathway; regulation of immune response; cell migration; in utero embryonic development; sarcomere organization; cell-substrate adhesion; cellular calcium ion homeostasis; formation of radial glial scaffolds; heterotypic cell-cell adhesion; negative regulation of Rho protein signal transduction; stress fiber formation; calcium-independent cell-matrix adhesion; cellular defense response; blood coagulation; leukocyte tethering or rolling; homophilic cell adhesion; positive regulation of cell migration