NameRetinaldehyde-binding protein 1
Synonyms
  • Cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein
  • CRALBP
Gene NameRLBP1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010555|Retinaldehyde-binding protein 1
MSEGVGTFRMVPEEEQELRAQLEQLTTKDHGPVFGPCSQLPRHTLQKAKDELNEREETRE
EAVRELQEMVQAQAASGEELAVAVAERVQEKDSGFFLRFIRARKFNVGRAYELLRGYVNF
RLQYPELFDSLSPEAVRCTIEAGYPGVLSSRDKYGRVVMLFNIENWQSQEITFDEILQAY
CFILEKLLENEETQINGFCIIENFKGFTMQQAASLRTSDLRKMVDMLQDSFPARFKAIHF
IHQPWYFTTTYNVVKPFLKSKLLERVFVHGDDLSGFYQEIDENILPSDFGGTLPKYDGKA
VAEQLFGPQAQAENTAF
Number of residues317
Molecular Weight36474.02
Theoretical pI4.7
GO Classification
Functions
  • transporter activity
  • retinol binding
  • 11-cis retinal binding
Processes
  • visual perception
  • phototransduction, visible light
  • retinoid metabolic process
  • vitamin A metabolic process
Components
  • cytosol
  • cell body
General FunctionTransporter activity
Specific FunctionSoluble retinoid carrier essential the proper function of both rod and cone photoreceptors. Participates in the regeneration of active 11-cis-retinol and 11-cis-retinaldehyde, from the inactive 11-trans products of the rhodopsin photocycle and in the de novo synthesis of these retinoids from 11-trans metabolic precursors. The cycling of retinoids between photoreceptor and adjacent pigment epithelium cells is known as the 'visual cycle'.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID190854
UniProtKB IDP12271
UniProtKB Entry NameRLBP1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010556|Retinaldehyde-binding protein 1 (RLBP1)
ATGTCAGAAGGGGTGGGCACGTTCCGCATGGTACCTGAAGAGGAACAGGAGCTCCGTGCC
CAACTGGAGCAGCTCACAACCAAGGACCATGGACCTGTCTTTGGCCCGTGCAGCCAGCTG
CCCCGCCACACCTTGCAGAAGGCCAAGGATGAGCTGAACGAGAGAGAGGAGACCCGGGAG
GAGGCAGTGCGAGAGCTGCAGGAGATGGTGCAGGCGCAGGCGGCCTCGGGGGAGGAGCTG
GCGGTGGCCGTGGCGGAGAGGGTGCAAGAGAAGGACAGCGGCTTCTTCCTGCGCTTCATC
CGCGCACGGAAGTTCAACGTGGGCCGTGCCTATGAGCTGCTCAGAGGCTATGTGAATTTC
CGGCTGCAGTACCCTGAGCTCTTTGACAGCCTGTCCCCAGAGGCTGTCCGCTGCACCATT
GAAGCTGGCTACCCTGGTGTCCTCTCTAGTCGGGACAAGTATGGCCGAGTGGTCATGCTC
TTCAACATTGAGAACTGGCAAAGTCAAGAAATCACCTTTGATGAGATCTTGCAGGCATAT
TGCTTCATCCTGGAGAAGCTGCTGGAGAATGAGGAAACTCAAATCAATGGCTTCTGCATC
ATTGAGAACTTCAAGGGCTTTACCATGCAGCAGGCTGCTAGTCTCCGGACTTCAGATCTC
AGGAAGATGGTGGACATGCTCCAGGATTCCTTCCCAGCCCGGTTCAAAGCCATCCACTTC
ATCCACCAGCCATGGTACTTCACCACGACCTACAATGTGGTCAAGCCCTTCTTGAAGAGC
AAGCTGCTTGAGAGGGTCTTTGTCCACGGGGATGACCTTTCTGGTTTCTACCAGGAGATC
GATGAGAACATCCTGCCCTCTGACTTCGGGGGCACGCTGCCCAAGTATGATGGCAAGGCC
GTTGCTGAGCAGCTCTTTGGCCCCCAGGCCCAAGCTGAGAACACAGCCTTCTGA
GenBank Gene IDJ04213
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDRLBP1
HGNC IDHGNC:10024
Chromosome Location15
Locus15q26
References
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