FABP2 (FABP 2, FABP2, FABPI, FABPI, Fatty acid Binding Protein 2 intestinal, Fatty acid Binding Protein, Fatty acid Binding Protein intestinal, Fatty acid-Binding Protein 2, Fatty acid-Binding Protein, I FABP, I-FABP, IFABP, intestinal, Intestinal fatty acid Binding Protein 2, Intestinal-Type fatty acid-Binding Protein, MGC133132, OTTHUMP00000163925)

Fatty acid-binding proteins, designated FABPs, are a family of homologous cytoplasmic proteins that are expressed in a highly tissue-specific manner and play an integral role in the balance between lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. FABPs mediate fatty acid (FA) and/or hydrophobic ligand uptake, transport and targeting within their respective tissues. The mechanisms underlying these actions can give rise to both passive diffusional uptake and protein-mediated transmembrane transport of FAs. FABPs are expressed in adipocytes (A-FABP), brain (B-FABP), epidermis (E-FABP, also designated psoriasis-associated...