RBP3

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RBP3
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002900

NM_015745

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002891

NP_056560

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 47.35 – 47.36 MbChr 14: 33.68 – 33.69 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Retinol-binding protein 3, interstitial (RBP3), also known as interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP), is a

armadillos. A horizontal gene transfer from bacteria has been proposed to explain the evolution of the eye in chordates.[7]

Function

The inter-photoreceptor retinoid-binding protein is a large glycoprotein known to bind retinoids and found primarily in the interphotoreceptor matrix of the retina between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and the photoreceptor cells. It is thought to transport retinoids between the RPE and the photoreceptors, a critical role in the visual process.[8][9]

Gene

The human IRBP gene is approximately 9.5 kbp in length and consists of four

introns
. The introns are 1.6-1.9 kbp long. The gene is transcribed by photoreceptor and retinoblastoma cells into an approximately 4.3-kilobase mRNA that is translated and processed into a glycosylated protein of 135,000 Da.

Structure

The amino acid sequence of human IRBP can be divided into four contiguous homology domains with 33-38% identity, suggesting a series of gene duplication events. In the gene, the boundaries of these domains are not defined by exon-intron junctions, as might have been expected. The first three homology domains and part of the fourth are all encoded by the first large exon, which is 3,180 base pairs long. The remainder of the fourth domain is encoded in the last three exons, which are 191, 143, and approximately 740 base pairs long, respectively.[5]

Application

The rbp3 gene is commonly used in animals as a

Primates.[15] RBP3 is also useful at lower taxonomic levels, e.g., in muroid rodents[16] and Malagasy primates,[17] at the phylogeography level in Geomys and Apodemus rodents,[18][19] and even for carnivora species identification purposes.[20]

Note that the RBP3 intron 1 has also been used to investigate the

platyrrhine primates phylogenetics.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000265203Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000041534Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: RBP3 retinol binding protein 3, interstitial".
  6. ^ a b "OrthoMaM phylogenetic marker: RBP3 gene, exon 1".[permanent dead link]
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