FABP6, Official Symbol FABP6provided by HGNC Official Full Name fatty acid binding protein 6provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3561 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000170231 MIM:600422; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3561 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ILBP; I-15P; I-BAP; ILBP3; ILLBP; I-BABP; I-BALB Summary This gene encodes the ileal fatty acid binding protein. Fatty acid binding proteins are a family of small, highly conserved, cytoplasmic proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids and other hydrophobic ligands. FABP6 and FABP1 (the liver fatty acid binding protein) are also able to bind bile acids. It is thought that FABPs roles include fatty acid uptake, transport, and metabolism. Transcript variants generated by alternate transcription promoters and/or alternate splicing have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Restricted expression toward small intestine (RPKM 820.3) See more Orthologs mouse all