FABP5 (Fatty acid-Binding Protein, epidermal ,Epidermal-Type fatty acid-Binding Protein, E-FABP, Fatty acid-Binding Protein 5, Psoriasis-Associated fatty acid-Binding Protein Homolog, PA-FABP, FABP5)

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...