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Cytoplasmic retinol-binding protein. Accepts retinol from the transport protein STRA6, and thereby contributes to retinol uptake, storage and retinoid homeostasis.
Gene References into Functions
Low CRBP1 expression is associated with low radiation sensitivity in rectal cancer.PMID:28291773
This conformational flexibility of human apo-CRBP1 facilitates interaction with the ligands, whereas the more rigid holoprotein structure protects the labile retinoid moiety during vitamin A transport.PMID:26900151
Hypermethylation of CRBP1 gene is associated with Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinomas.PMID:25720522
Further studies are needed to explore new therapeutic strategies aimed at restoring CRBP-1-mediated intracellular retinol trafficking and the meaning of CRBP-1 expression in cancer patients screening for a more personalized and efficacy retinoid therapyPMID:25879031
RBP1 expression was reduced in tissue and endometrial stromal cells derived from endometritis lesions versus eutopic endometruim in humans and mice.PMID:25143356
Functional hepatic stellate cells coexpressing both LRAT and CRBP-1, that continue to maintain the ability to store vitamin A, contribute in part to the development of portal and parenchymal fibrogenesis in patients with viral hepatitis.PMID:23890161
Factors involved in the retinoid pathway, in particular upregulation of CRBP, CRABP1 and CRABP2, also showed differential expression in tumors with different histological subtypesPMID:24269351
CRBP-1 loss in G2/G3 ovarian carcinomas and increased apoptotic susceptibility to retinoids.PMID:24982334
Suggest CRBP1 gene as a tumor suppressor gene for cervical cancer.PMID:24040446
High urine retinol binding protein is associated with interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy plus inflammation.PMID:23414180
RBP1 promoter hypermethylation is found in nearly all IDH1 and IDH2 mutant gliomas Because RBP1 is involved in retinoic acid synthesis, results suggest that dysregltion of RA metabolism may contribute to glioma formation along the IDH1/IDH2-mutant pathwayPMID:22945948
CRBP-1 plays a role in ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction allegedly through its RA binding activity.PMID:22449228
Increased expression and unmethylated promoter of the CRBP1 gene could be considered as markers for larynx cancer.PMID:22049223
Data show that CRBPI and CRBPII bind 9-cis-retinol and 9-cis-retinal with high affinities, albeit with affinities somewhat lower than for all-trans-retinol and all-trans-retinal.PMID:21382444
STRA6 not only is a vitamin A transporter but also is a cell-surface signaling receptor activated by the RBP-retinol complex.PMID:21368206
CRBP1 gene could have a tumor suppressive function in bladder cancer.PMID:21042705
It is likely that mutations in RGR, RBP3, and possibly RBP1 occur rarely in inherited retinal dystrophies.PMID:21067480
protein-ligand interaction differences between CRBP-I and CRBP-IIPMID:19965581
a high CRBP-1 expression is associated with smooth muscle malignancy and suggest that CRBP-1 expression represents a new useful marker for the classification of unusual variants of smooth muscle tumorsPMID:12111198
CRBP1 has a role in vitamin A metabolism and its absence may play a role in ovarian cancer oncogenesisPMID:12631600
may serve as a surrogate marker for graft dysfunction early after kidney transplantationPMID:12826154
in liver cancer modulation of CRBP-1 expression in HCCs contributes to tumor growth and progression via retinoid-mediated signaling and disruption of cellular vitamin A homeostasis.PMID:12883492
Colocalization of plasma retinol-binding protein with RPE65 and affinity binding suggest a direct interaction of RPE65 with plasma retinol-binding protein in cultured human keratinocytes that might be involved in retinoid uptake of keratinocytes.PMID:15009723
in fibrotic or cirrhotic liver, the different patterns of expression for CRBP-1 and alpha-SMA allow the distinction of different subsets of fibroblastic cells involved in fibrogenesis and septa formationPMID:15094224
CRBP-I downregulation in cancer promotes tumor progression through inhibition of retinoic acid receptor activity and derepression of PI3K/Akt signaling via a novel mechanism.PMID:15608670
The widely expressed CRBP1, which binds all-trans-retinol with much higher affinity than all-trans-retinaldehyde, restricts the oxidation of all-trans-retinol by retinol dehydrogenase 12 but has little effect on the reduction of all-trans-retinaldehyde.PMID:15865448
CRBP-1+ cells increased in squamous intraepithelial lesions and slightly decreased in invasive squamous cell carcinomas.PMID:17593084
Retinoic acid and retinol regulate expression of cellular retinol binding protein 1 and cellular RA binding protein 2 in fibroid and myometrial cells.PMID:18343808
CRBP-1 clearly stains liver lobular HSCs without reacting with smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and shows variable cholangiocyte pPMID:19052772
Methylation of CLDN6, FBN2, RBP1, RBP4, TFPI2, and TMEFF2 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.PMID:19288010
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Subcellular Location
Cytoplasm. Lipid droplet.
Protein Families
Calycin superfamily, Fatty-acid binding protein (FABP) family
Tissue Specificity
Detected in nearly all the tissues with higher expression in adult ovary, pancreas, pituitary gland and adrenal gland, and fetal liver.