NameRetinol-binding protein 3
Synonyms
  • Interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein
  • Interstitial retinol-binding protein
  • IRBP
Gene NameRBP3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000509|Retinol-binding protein 3
MMREWVLLMSVLLCGLAGPTHLFQPSLVLDMAKVLLDNYCFPENLLGMQEAIQQAIKSHE
ILSISDPQTLASVLTAGVQSSLNDPRLVISYEPSTPEPPPQVPALTSLSEEELLAWLQRG
LRHEVLEGNVGYLRVDSVPGQEVLSMMGEFLVAHVWGNLMGTSALVLDLRHCTGGQVSGI
PYIISYLHPGNTILHVDTIYNRPSNTTTEIWTLPQVLGERYGADKDVVVLTSSQTRGVAE
DIAHILKQMRRAIVVGERTGGGALDLRKLRIGESDFFFTVPVSRSLGPLGGGSQTWEGSG
VLPCVGTPAEQALEKALAILTLRSALPGVVHCLQEVLKDYYTLVDRVPTLLQHLASMDFS
TVVSEEDLVTKLNAGLQAASEDPRLLVRAIGPTETPSWPAPDAAAEDSPGVAPELPEDEA
IRQALVDSVFQVSVLPGNVGYLRFDSFADASVLGVLAPYVLRQVWEPLQDTEHLIMDLRH
NPGGPSSAVPLLLSYFQGPEAGPVHLFTTYDRRTNITQEHFSHMELPGPRYSTQRGVYLL
TSHRTATAAEEFAFLMQSLGWATLVGEITAGNLLHTRTVPLLDTPEGSLALTVPVLTFID
NHGEAWLGGGVVPDAIVLAEEALDKAQEVLEFHQSLGALVEGTGHLLEAHYARPEVVGQT
SALLRAKLAQGAYRTAVDLESLASQLTADLQEVSGDHRLLVFHSPGELVVEEAPPPPPAV
PSPEELTYLIEALFKTEVLPGQLGYLRFDAMAELETVKAVGPQLVRLVWQQLVDTAALVI
DLRYNPGSYSTAIPLLCSYFFEAEPRQHLYSVFDRATSKVTEVWTLPQVAGQRYGSHKDL
YILMSHTSGSAAEAFAHTMQDLQRATVIGEPTAGGALSVGIYQVGSSPLYASMPTQMAMS
ATTGKAWDLAGVEPDITVPMSEALSIAQDIVALRAKVPTVLQTAGKLVADNYASAELGAK
MATKLSGLQSRYSRVTSEVALAEILGADLQMLSGDPHLKAAHIPENAKDRIPGIVPMQIP
SPEVFEELIKFSFHTNVLEDNIGYLRFDMFGDGELLTQVSRLLVEHIWKKIMHTDAMIID
MRFNIGGPTSSIPILCSYFFDEGPPVLLDKIYSRPDDSVSELWTHAQVVGERYGSKKSMV
ILTSSVTAGTAEEFTYIMKRLGRALVIGEVTSGGCQPPQTYHVDDTNLYLTIPTARSVGA
SDGSSWEGVGVTPHVVVPAEEALARAKEMLQHNQLRVKRSPGLQDHL
Number of residues1247
Molecular Weight135361.46
Theoretical pI4.76
GO Classification
Functions
  • retinoid binding
  • retinal binding
  • retinol binding
  • serine-type peptidase activity
Processes
  • visual perception
  • lipid metabolic process
  • phototransduction, visible light
  • retinoid metabolic process
  • transport
Components
  • extracellular space
  • extracellular vesicle
  • interphotoreceptor matrix
  • extracellular region
General FunctionSerine-type peptidase activity
Specific 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.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID186541
UniProtKB IDP10745
UniProtKB Entry NameRET3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010223|Retinol-binding protein 3 (RBP3)
ATGATGAGAGAATGGGTTCTGCTCATGTCCGTGCTGCTCTGTGGCCTGGCTGGCCCCACA
CACCTGTTCCAGCCAAGCCTGGTGCTGGACATGGCCAAGGTCCTCTTGGATAACTACTGC
TTCCCGGAGAACCTGCTGGGCATGCAGGAAGCCATCCAGCAGGCCATCAAGAGCCATGAG
ATTCTGAGCATCTCAGACCCGCAGACGCTGGCCAGTGTGCTGACAGCCGGGGTGCAGAGC
TCCCTGAACGATCCTCGCCTGGTCATCTCCTATGAGCCCAGCACCCCCGAGCCTCCCCCA
CAAGTCCCAGCACTCACCAGCCTCTCAGAAGAGGAACTGCTTGCCTGGCTGCAAAGGGGC
CTCCGCCATGAGGTTCTGGAGGGTAATGTGGGCTACCTGCGGGTGGACAGCGTCCCGGGC
CAGGAGGTGCTGAGCATGATGGGGGAGTTCCTGGTGGCCCACGTGTGGGGGAATCTCATG
GGCACCTCCGCCTTAGTGCTGGATCTCCGGCACTGCACAGGAGGCCAGGTCTCTGGCATT
CCCTACATCATCTCCTACCTGCACCCAGGGAACACCATCCTGCACGTGGACACTATCTAC
AACCGCCCCTCCAACACCACCACGGAGATCTGGACCTTGCCCCAGGTCCTGGGAGAAAGG
TACGGTGCCGACAAGGATGTGGTGGTCCTCACCAGCAGCCAGACCAGGGGCGTGGCCGAG
GACATCGCGCACATCCTTAAGCAGATGCGCAGGGCCATCGTGGTGGGCGAGCGGACTGGG
GGAGGGGCCCTGGACCTCCGGAAGCTGAGGATAGGCGAGTCTGACTTCTTCTTCACGGTG
CCCGTGTCCAGGTCCCTGGGGCCCCTTGGTGGAGGCAGCCAGACGTGGGAGGGCAGCGGG
GTGCTGCCCTGTGTGGGGACTCCGGCCGAGCAGGCCCTGGAGAAAGCCCTGGCCATCCTC
ACTCTGCGCAGCGCCCTTCCAGGGGTAGTCCACTGCCTCCAGGAGGTCCTGAAGGACTAC
TACACGCTGGTGGACCGTGTGCCCACCCTGCTGCAGCACTTGGCCAGCATGGACTTCTCC
ACGGTGGTCTCCGAGGAAGATCTGGTCACCAAGCTCAATGCCGGCCTGCAGGCTGCGTCT
GAGGATCCCAGGCTCCTGGTGCGAGCCATCGGGCCCACAGAAACTCCTTCTTGGCCCGCG
CCCGACGCTGCAGCCGAAGACTCACCAGGGGTGGCCCCAGAGTTGCCTGAGGACGAGGCT
ATCCGGCAAGCACTGGTGGACTCTGTGTTCCAGGTGTCGGTGCTGCCAGGCAATGTGGGC
TACCTGCGCTTCGATAGTTTTGCTGACGCCTCCGTCCTGGGTGTGTTGGCCCCATATGTC
CTGCGCCAGGTGTGGGAGCCGCTACAGGACACGGAGCACCTCATCATGGACCTGCGCCAC
AACCCTGGAGGGCCATCCTCTGCTGTGCCCCTGCTCCTGTCCTACTTCCAGGGCCCTGAG
GCCGGCCCCGTGCACCTCTTCACCACCTATGATCGCCGCACCAACATCACGCAGGAGCAC
TTCAGCCACATGGAGCTCCCGGGCCCACGCTACAGCACCCAACGTGGGGTGTATCTGCTC
ACCAGCCACCGCACCGCCACGGCCGCGGAGGAGTTCGCCTTCCTTATGCAGTCGCTGGGC
TGGGCCACACTGGTAGGTGAGATCACCGCGGGCAACCTGCTGCACACCCGCACGGTGCCG
CTGCTGGACACACCCGAAGGCAGCCTCGCGCTCACCGTGCCGGTCCTCACCTTCATCGAC
AATCACGGCGAGGCCTGGCTGGGTGGTGGAGTGGTGCCCGATGCCATCGTGCTGGCCGAG
GAGGCCCTGGACAAAGCCCAGGAAGTGCTGGAGTTCCACCAAAGCCTGGGGGCCTTGGTG
GAGGGCACAGGGCACCTGCTGGAGGCCCACTATGCTCGGCCAGAGGTCGTGGGGCAGACC
AGTGCCCTCCTGCGGGCCAAGCTGGCCCAGGGCGCCTACCGCACAGCTGTGGACTTGGAG
TCTCTGGCCTCTCAGCTCACAGCAGACCTCCAGGAGGTGTCTGGGGACCACCGCTTGCTA
GTGTTCCACAGCCCTGGCGAGCTGGTGGTAGAGGAAGCACCCCCACCACCCCCTGCTGTC
CCCTCTCCAGAGGAGCTCACCTACCTTATTGAGGCCCTGTTCAAGACAGAGGTGCTGCCC
GGCCAGCTGGGCTACCTGCGTTTTGACGCCATGGCTGAACTGGAGACAGTGAAGGCCGTG
GGGCCACAGCTGGTGCGGCTGGTATGGCAACAGCTGGTGGACACGGCTGCGCTGGTGATC
GACCTGCGCTACAACCCTGGCAGCTACTCCACGGCCATCCCGCTGCTCTGCTCCTACTTC
TTTGAGGCAGAGCCCCGCCAGCACCTGTATTCTGTCTTTGACAGGGCCACCTCAAAAGTC
ACGGAGGTGTGGACCTTGCCCCAGGTCGCCGGCCAGCGCTACGGCTCACACAAGGACCTC
TACATCCTGATGAGCCACACCAGTGGCTCTGCGGCCGAGGCCTTTGCACACACCATGCAG
GACCTGCAGCGGGCCACGGTCATTGGGGAGCCCACGGCCGGAGGCGCACTCTCTGTGGGC
ATCTACCAGGTGGGCAGCAGCCCCTTATATGCATCCATGCCCACCCAGATGGCCATGAGT
GCCACCACAGGCAAGGCCTGGGACCTGGCTGGTGTGGAGCCCGACATCACTGTGCCCATG
AGCGAAGCCCTTTCCATAGCCCAGGACATAGTGGCTCTGCGTGCCAAGGTGCCCACGGTG
CTGCAGACGGCCGGGAAGCTGGTGGCTGATAACTATGCCTCTGCCGAGCTGGGGGCCAAG
ATGGCCACCAAACTGAGCGGTCTGCAGAGCCGCTACTCCAGGGTGACCTCAGAAGTGGCC
CTAGCCGAGATCCTGGGGGCTGACCTGCAGATGCTCTCCGGAGACCCACACCTGAAGGCA
GCCCATATCCCTGAGAATGCCAAGGACCGCATTCCTGGAATTGTGCCCATGCAGATCCCT
TCCCCTGAAGTATTTGAAGAGCTGATCAAGTTTTCCTTCCACACTAACGTGCTTGAGGAC
AACATTGGCTACTTGAGGTTTGACATGTTTGGGGACGGTGAGCTGCTCACCCAGGTCTCC
AGGCTGCTGGTGGAGCACATCTGGAAGAAGATCATGCACACGGATGCCATGATCATCGAC
ATGAGGTTCAACATCGGTGGCCCCACATCCTCCATTCCCATCTTGTGCTCCTACTTCTTT
GATGAAGGCCCTCCAGTTCTGCTGGACAAGATCTACAGCCGGCCTGATGACTCTGTCAGT
GAACTCTGGACACACGCCCAGGTTGTAGGTGAACGCTATGGCTCCAAGAAGAGCATGGTC
ATTCTGACCAGCAGTGTGACGGCCGGCACCGCGGAGGAGTTCACCTATATCATGAAGAGG
CTGGGCCGGGCCCTGGTCATTGGGGAGGTGACCAGTGGGGGCTGCCAGCCACCACAGACC
TACCACGTGGATGACACCAACCTCTACCTCACTATCCCCACGGCCCGTTCTGTGGGGGCC
TCGGATGGCAGCTCCTGGGAAGGGGTGGGGGTGACACCCCATGTGGTTGTCCCTGCAGAA
GAGGCTCTCGCCAGGGCCAAGGAGATGCTCCAGCACAACCAGCTGAGGGTGAAGCGGAGC
CCAGGCCTGCAGGACCACCTGTAG
GenBank Gene IDM33875
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDRBP3
HGNC IDHGNC:9921
Chromosome Location10
Locus10q11.2
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