LMPD Database

LMP001125

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameretinol binding protein 3, interstitial
Protein EntryRET3_HUMAN
UniProt IDP10745
SpeciesHuman
Comments
Comment typeDescription
CautionIt is uncertain whether Met-1 or Met-2 is the initiator.
DiseaseRetinitis pigmentosa 66 (RP66) [MIM
FunctionIRBP shuttles 11-cis and all trans retinoids between the retinol isomerase in the pigment epithelium and the visual pigments in the photoreceptor cells of the retina.
Sequence CautionSequence=AAC18875.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence= ;
SimilarityBelongs to the peptidase S41A family.
Subcellular LocationSecreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix, interphotoreceptor matrix. Note=Interphotoreceptor matrix that permeates the space between the retina and the contiguous layer of pigment epithelium cells.