FABP3, Official Symbol FABP3provided by HGNC Official Full Name fatty acid binding protein 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3557 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000121769 MIM:134651; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3557 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 MDGI; FABP11; H-FABP; M-FABP; O-FABP Summary The intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) belongs to a multigene family. FABPs are divided into at least three distinct types, namely the hepatic-, intestinal- and cardiac-type. They form 14-15 kDa proteins and are thought to participate in the uptake, intracellular metabolism and/or transport of long-chain fatty acids. They may also be responsible in the modulation of cell growth and proliferation. Fatty acid-binding protein 3 gene contains four exons and its function is to arrest growth of mammary epithelial cells. This gene is a candidate tumor suppressor gene for human breast cancer. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016] Expression Biased expression in heart (RPKM 311.6), brain (RPKM 22.8) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all