Retinol-binding protein 4

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• protein heterodimerization activity Source: MGI
• retinal binding Source: UniProtKB-KW
• retinol binding Source: MGI <p>Inferred from Direct Assay</p> <p>Used to indicate a direct assay for the function, process or component indicated by the GO term.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide-go-evidence-codes#ida">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Inferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "Retinol-binding protein-deficient mice: biochemical basis for impaired vision."
    Vogel S., Piantedosi R., O'Byrne S.M., Kako Y., Quadro L., Gottesman M.E., Goldberg I.J., Blaner W.S.
    Biochemistry 41:15360-15368(2002) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• retinol transmembrane transporter activity Source: InterPro

GO - Biological processⁱ

• cardiac muscle tissue development Source: BHF-UCL <p>Inferred from Mutant Phenotype</p> <p>Describes annotations that are concluded from looking at variations or changes in a gene product such as mutations or abnormal levels and includes techniques such as knockouts, overexpression, anti-sense experiments and use of specific protein inhibitors.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide-go-evidence-codes#imp">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Inferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Increased fibronectin deposition in embryonic hearts of retinol-binding protein-null mice."
    Wendler C.C., Schmoldt A., Flentke G.R., Case L.C., Quadro L., Blaner W.S., Lough J., Smith S.M.
    Circ. Res. 92:920-928(2003) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• detection of light stimulus involved in visual perception Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Retinol-binding protein-deficient mice: biochemical basis for impaired vision."
    Vogel S., Piantedosi R., O'Byrne S.M., Kako Y., Quadro L., Gottesman M.E., Goldberg I.J., Blaner W.S.
    Biochemistry 41:15360-15368(2002) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• embryonic organ morphogenesis Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Impaired retinal function and vitamin A availability in mice lacking retinol-binding protein."
    Quadro L., Blaner W.S., Salchow D.J., Vogel S., Piantedosi R., Gouras P., Freeman S., Cosma M.P., Colantuoni V., Gottesman M.E.
    EMBO J. 18:4633-4644(1999) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• embryonic skeletal system development Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• eye development Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• female genitalia morphogenesis Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• gluconeogenesis Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes."
    Yang Q., Graham T.E., Mody N., Preitner F., Peroni O.D., Zabolotny J.M., Kotani K., Quadro L., Kahn B.B.
    Nature 436:356-362(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• glucose homeostasis Source: MGI
• heart development Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• heart trabecula formation Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Increased fibronectin deposition in embryonic hearts of retinol-binding protein-null mice."
    Wendler C.C., Schmoldt A., Flentke G.R., Case L.C., Quadro L., Blaner W.S., Lough J., Smith S.M.
    Circ. Res. 92:920-928(2003) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• lung development Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• maintenance of gastrointestinal epithelium Source: MGI
• male gonad development Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Retinoids and spermatogenesis: lessons from mutant mice lacking the plasma retinol binding protein."
    Ghyselinck N.B., Vernet N., Dennefeld C., Giese N., Nau H., Chambon P., Viville S., Mark M.
    Dev. Dyn. 235:1608-1622(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• negative regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Increased fibronectin deposition in embryonic hearts of retinol-binding protein-null mice."
    Wendler C.C., Schmoldt A., Flentke G.R., Case L.C., Quadro L., Blaner W.S., Lough J., Smith S.M.
    Circ. Res. 92:920-928(2003) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• positive regulation of immunoglobulin secretion Source: BHF-UCLInferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "Retinol and retinol-binding protein: gut integrity and circulating immunoglobulins."
    Quadro L., Gamble M.V., Vogel S., Lima A.A., Piantedosi R., Moore S.R., Colantuoni V., Gottesman M.E., Guerrant R.L., Blaner W.S.
    J. Infect. Dis. 182 Suppl 1:S97-S102(2000) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• positive regulation of insulin secretion Source: MGI
• response to insulin Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes."
    Yang Q., Graham T.E., Mody N., Preitner F., Peroni O.D., Zabolotny J.M., Kotani K., Quadro L., Kahn B.B.
    Nature 436:356-362(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• response to retinoic acid Source: MGI
• retina development in camera-type eye Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Preservation of light signaling to the suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitamin A-deficient mice."
    Thompson C.L., Blaner W.S., Van Gelder R.N., Lai K., Quadro L., Colantuoni V., Gottesman M.E., Sancar A.
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98:11708-11713(2001) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• retinal metabolic process Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Preservation of light signaling to the suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitamin A-deficient mice."
    Thompson C.L., Blaner W.S., Van Gelder R.N., Lai K., Quadro L., Colantuoni V., Gottesman M.E., Sancar A.
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98:11708-11713(2001) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• retinol metabolic process Source: MGI <p>Inferred from Genetic Interaction</p> <p>Used to describe “traditional” genetic interactions such as suppressors and synthetic lethals as well as other techniques such as functional complementation, rescue experiments, or inferences about a gene drawn from the phenotype of a mutation in a different gene.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide-go-evidence-codes#igi">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Inferred from genetic interactionⁱ
  • "Retinyl ester formation by lecithin: retinol acyltransferase is a key regulator of retinoid homeostasis in mouse embryogenesis."
    Kim Y.K., Wassef L., Hamberger L., Piantedosi R., Palczewski K., Blaner W.S., Quadro L.
    J. Biol. Chem. 283:5611-5621(2008) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• retinol transport Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Preservation of light signaling to the suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitamin A-deficient mice."
    Thompson C.L., Blaner W.S., Van Gelder R.N., Lai K., Quadro L., Colantuoni V., Gottesman M.E., Sancar A.
    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98:11708-11713(2001) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
  • "Retinol-binding protein-deficient mice: biochemical basis for impaired vision."
    Vogel S., Piantedosi R., O'Byrne S.M., Kako Y., Quadro L., Gottesman M.E., Goldberg I.J., Blaner W.S.
    Biochemistry 41:15360-15368(2002) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
  • "The role of extrahepatic retinol binding protein in the mobilization of retinoid stores."
    Quadro L., Blaner W.S., Hamberger L., Novikoff P.M., Vogel S., Piantedosi R., Gottesman M.E., Colantuoni V.
    J. Lipid Res. 45:1975-1982(2004) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
  • "Retinoids and spermatogenesis: lessons from mutant mice lacking the plasma retinol binding protein."
    Ghyselinck N.B., Vernet N., Dennefeld C., Giese N., Nau H., Chambon P., Viville S., Mark M.
    Dev. Dyn. 235:1608-1622(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
  • "Retinyl ester formation by lecithin: retinol acyltransferase is a key regulator of retinoid homeostasis in mouse embryogenesis."
    Kim Y.K., Wassef L., Hamberger L., Piantedosi R., Palczewski K., Blaner W.S., Quadro L.
    J. Biol. Chem. 283:5611-5621(2008) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• spermatogenesis Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Retinoids and spermatogenesis: lessons from mutant mice lacking the plasma retinol binding protein."
    Ghyselinck N.B., Vernet N., Dennefeld C., Giese N., Nau H., Chambon P., Viville S., Mark M.
    Dev. Dyn. 235:1608-1622(2006) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• urinary bladder development Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• uterus development Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• vagina development Source: BHF-UCLInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Pathways of vitamin A delivery to the embryo: insights from a new tunable model of embryonic vitamin A deficiency."
    Quadro L., Hamberger L., Gottesman M.E., Wang F., Colantuoni V., Blaner W.S., Mendelsohn C.L.
    Endocrinology 146:4479-4490(2005) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• vitamin A import Source: MGIInferred from mutant phenotypeⁱ
  • "Retinol-binding protein-deficient mice: biochemical basis for impaired vision."
    Vogel S., Piantedosi R., O'Byrne S.M., Kako Y., Quadro L., Gottesman M.E., Goldberg I.J., Blaner W.S.
    Biochemistry 41:15360-15368(2002) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]

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Organism-specific databases

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Molecule processing

Amino acid modifications

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Proteomic databases

PTM databases

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GO - Molecular functionⁱ

• protein heterodimerization activity Source: MGI

Protein-protein interaction databases

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3D structure databases

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Keywords - Domainⁱ

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

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This entry has 1 described isoform and 3 potential isoforms that are computationally mapped.Show allAlign All

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MEWVWALVLL AALGGGSAER DCRVSSFRVK ENFDKARFSG LWYAIAKKDP 
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EGLFLQDNII AEFSVDEKGH MSATAKGRVR LLSNWEVCAD MVGTFTDTED 
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PAKFKMKYWG VASFLQRGND DHWIIDTDYD TFALQYSCRL QNLDGTCADS 
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YSFVFSRDPN GLSPETRRLV RQRQEELCLE RQYRWIEHNG YCQSRPSRNS 

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Experimental Info

Sequence databases

Genome annotation databases

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• 100% Identity
• 90% Identity
• 50% Identity

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Sequence databases

3D structure databases

Protein-protein interaction databases

PTM databases

Proteomic databases

Protocols and materials databases

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Organism-specific databases

Phylogenomic databases

Enzyme and pathway databases

Miscellaneous databases

Gene expression databases

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Keywords - Technical termⁱ

Documents

1. SIMILARITY comments
   Index of protein domains and families
2. MGD cross-references
   Mouse Genome Database (MGD) cross-references in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot