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Fabp4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fabp4
  • Name
    fatty acid binding protein 4, adipocyte
  • Synonyms
    422/aP2, ALBP/Ap2, Ap2, Lbpl
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88038
    NCBI Gene: 11770
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:10269406-10273653 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 2.56 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    112 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88038
protein coding gene Chr3:10269148-10273653 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027063
protein coding gene Chr3:7169881-7174369 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027027
protein coding gene Chr3:7331665-7336153 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026997
protein coding gene Chr3:7230330-7234818 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027036
protein coding gene Chr3:7026749-7031237 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026776
protein coding gene Chr3:7535921-7540409 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027480
protein coding gene Chr3:7806753-7811241 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024842
protein coding gene Chr3:6210276-6214943 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026234
protein coding gene Chr3:7558818-7563310 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026754
protein coding gene Chr3:7817419-7821907 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026890
protein coding gene Chr3:6893937-6898426 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026857
protein coding gene Chr3:6821749-6826237 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027000
protein coding gene Chr3:7692015-7696503 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026878
protein coding gene Chr3:8842379-8846867 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027540
protein coding gene Chr3:7092065-7096553 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025969
protein coding gene Chr3:7121635-7126294 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025772
protein coding gene Chr3:7234214-7238755 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026305
protein coding gene Chr3:7123169-7128987 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FABP4, fatty acid binding protein 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FABP4, fatty acid binding protein 4
  • Synonyms
    AFABP, A-FABP, ALBP, aP2, HEL-S-104
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2167
    neXtProt AC: NX_P15090
    UniProt: P15090

  • Chr Location
    8q21.13; chr8:81478419-81483236 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    30 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    62 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit susceptibility to diet-induced obesity, attenuated dibutyryl cAMP-induced adipocyte release of glycerol and free fatty acid, and reduced acute insulin secretion in response to beta-adrenergic stimulation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 11770 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4248 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_024406 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 638 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P04117 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 132 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 260
      Genomic 8
      cDNA 238
      Primer pair 12
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1345, MGD-MRK-36068, MGI:107500
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 207
      Developmental Gene Expression 71
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 62
    • Earliest
      J:7568 Bernlohr DA, et al., Expression of specific mRNAs during adipose differentiation: identification of an mRNA encoding a homologue of myelin P2 protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1984 Sep;81(17):5468-72
    • Latest
      J:342314 Jun S, et al., Control of murine brown adipocyte development by GATA6. Dev Cell. 2023 Nov 6;58(21):2195-2205.e5

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory