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MeSH Heading: Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins
Tree Number(s): D12.776.157.170
Unique ID: D050556
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050556
Annotation: see SCR for organism-specific terms
Scope Note: Intracellular proteins that reversibly bind hydrophobic ligands including: saturated and unsaturated FATTY ACIDS; EICOSANOIDS; and RETINOIDS. They are considered a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed family of proteins that may play a role in the metabolism of LIPIDS.
Entry Term(s): Adipocyte Lipid Binding Protein; Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; Brain-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; Cytosolic Lipid-Binding Proteins; Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; Fatty Acid-Binding Protein, Cardiac Myocyte; Fatty Acid-Binding Protein, Myocardial; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Adipocyte-Specific; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Brain-Specific; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Cytosolic-Specific; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Intestinal-Specific; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Liver-Specific; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Myocardial-Specific; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Plasma-Membrane Specific; Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; Liver Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; Myocardial Fatty Acid-Binding Protein; Plasma Membrane Fatty Acid-Binding Protein
Previous Indexing: Carrier Proteins (1980-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS was indexed under CARRIER PROTEINS 1980-2000
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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drug effects (DE)

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physiology (PH)

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therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
  - Carrier Proteins [D12.776.157]

Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins Preferred

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Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Intestinal-Specific Narrower

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Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Cytosolic-Specific Narrower

Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025