Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of Fatty Acid Binding Protein 5, Epidermal, an alias of the protein, fatty acid binding protein 5. The official gene symbol is FABP5. The protein, with a mass of 15.2 kDa and length of 135 residues, is reported to be cytoplasmic, nuclear, membrane-associated and secreted. It is a member of the Calycin superfamily, Fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) family and may be known by other names, including: PA-FABP, KFABP, E-FABP, psoriasis-associated fatty acid-binding protein homolog, and epidermal-type fatty acid-binding protein.