I-FABP Polyclonal Antibody

The intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) belong to a multigene family with nearly twenty identified members. 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. Intestinal fatty acid-binding protein 2 gene contains four exons and is an abundant cytosolic protein in small intestine epithelial cells. This gene has a polymorphism at codon 54 that identified an alanine-encoding allele and a threonine-encoding allele. Thr-54 protein is associated with increased fat oxidation and insulin resistance.

Fatty acid-binding protein; intestinal ;Fatty acid-binding protein 2;Intestinal-type fatty acid-binding protein;I-FABP; Fatty acid-binding protein; intestinal; Fatty acid-binding protein 2; Intestinal-type fatty acid-binding protein; I-FABP