FABP5 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human FABP5 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 8q21.13 and is approximately 4 kb in length. This allele, which encodes fatty acid-binding protein, epidermal, plays a role in fatty acid uptake, transport, metabolism, and keratinocyte differentiation.

**Synonyms:** - E-FABP - EFABP - Fatty Acid Binding Protein 5 (Psoriasis-Associated) wt Allele - Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 5, Epidermal Gene - Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 5, Psoriasis-Associated Gene - KFABP - PA-FABP - PAFABP