FABP4, Official Symbol FABP4provided by HGNC Official Full Name fatty acid binding protein 4provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3559 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000170323 MIM:600434; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3559 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 aP2; ALBP; AFABP; A-FABP; HEL-S-104 Summary FABP4 encodes the fatty acid binding protein found in adipocytes. Fatty acid binding proteins are a family of small, highly conserved, cytoplasmic proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids and other hydrophobic ligands. It is thought that FABPs roles include fatty acid uptake, transport, and metabolism. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in fat (RPKM 3748.8) and placenta (RPKM 92.5) See more Orthologs mouse all