retinol binding protein 1, cellular

Symbol

RBP1 (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

This gene encodes the carrier protein involved in the transport of retinol (vitamin A alcohol) from the liver storage site to peripheral tissue. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin necessary for growth, reproduction, differentiation of epithelial tissues, and vision. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2008]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
si:ch211-119o8.7 Danio rerio
Rbp1 Mus musculus
Rbp1 Rattus norvegicus

Links to external resources

Changes associated with this gene

Identifier Name Type Tissues Organism Gene Data Actions
DAA3360 Gene expression of RBP1 decreases with age Molecular skin Human RBP1 —

Changes associated with the orthologs of this gene

Identifier Name Type Tissues Organism Gene Data Actions
DAA1516 retinol binding protein 1, cellular Molecular liver Mouse Rbp1 33.0% Increase Gene Expression Level

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0006776 vitamin A metabolic process biological_process
GO:0030852 regulation of granulocyte differentiation biological_process
GO:0033189 response to vitamin A biological_process
GO:0042572 retinol metabolic process biological_process
GO:0042573 retinoic acid metabolic process biological_process
GO:0005737 cytoplasm cellular_component
GO:0005215 transporter activity molecular_function
GO:0005501 retinoid binding molecular_function
GO:0008289 lipid binding molecular_function
GO:0016918 retinal binding molecular_function
GO:0019841 retinol binding molecular_function