2wq9 | pdb_00002wq9

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Template:STRUCTURE 2wq9

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RBP4 BOUND TO OLEIC ACID

Disease

[RET4_HUMAN] Defects in RBP4 are a cause of retinol-binding protein deficiency (RBP deficiency) [MIM:180250]. This condition causes night vision problems. It produces a typical 'fundus xerophthalmicus', featuring a progressed atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium.

Function

[RET4_HUMAN] Delivers retinol from the liver stores to the peripheral tissues. In plasma, the RBP-retinol complex interacts with transthyretin, this prevents its loss by filtration through the kidney glomeruli.

About this Structure

2wq9 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

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