Description
Product Characteristics: OTTHUMP00000020114 antibody, OTTHUMP00000020115 antibody, OTTHUMP00000020116 antibody, Plasma retinol binding protein 4 antibody, Plasma retinol-binding protein antibody, Plasma retinol-binding protein(1-176) antibody, PRBP antibody, PRO2222 antibody, RBP antibody, RBP4 antibody, RDCCAS antibody, RET4_HUMAN antibody, Retinol binding protein 4 antibody, Retinol binding protein 4 interstitial antibody, Retinol binding protein 4 plasma antibody
Target Information: This protein belongs to the lipocalin family and is the specific carrier for retinol (vitamin A alcohol) in the blood. It delivers retinol from the liver stores to the peripheral tissues. In plasma, the RBP-retinol complex interacts with transthyretin which prevents its loss by filtration through the kidney glomeruli. A deficiency of vitamin A blocks secretion of the binding protein posttranslationally and results in defective delivery and supply to the epidermal cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]