Retinol-binding protein 3
BE0000255ProteinHumansRBP3
Mediates the transport of 11-cis- and all-trans-retinoids between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors, facilitating retinoid exchange required for the visual cycle. It is acted on by 3 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- RBP3
- UniProtKB entry
- P10745Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix, interphotoreceptor matrix
- Residues / weight
- 1,247 residues · 135,361 Da
- Also known as
- Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein · Interstitial retinol-binding protein · IRBP
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Retinol-binding protein 3, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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