Fatty acid transport proteins

Fatty acid transport proteins (FTAPs) are a family of trans-membrane proteins, which allow and enhance the uptake of (very) long chain fatty acids into cells.^[1] This subfamily is part of the solute carrier protein family.

Within humans this family contains six very homologous proteins:, which are expressed in all tissues of the body which use fatty acids.^[2]

FATP1

FATP2

FTAP3
FATP4

FATP5

FTAP6

References

^ Houten, Sander Michel; Wanders, Ronald J. A. (2010-10). "A general introduction to the biochemistry of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation". Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 33 (5): 469–477. doi:10.1007/s10545-010-9061-2. ISSN 1573-2665. PMC 2950079. PMID 20195903. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Doege, Holger; Stahl, Andreas (2006-08). "Protein-mediated fatty acid uptake: novel insights from in vivo models". Physiology (Bethesda, Md.). 21: 259–268. doi:10.1152/physiol.00014.2006. ISSN 1548-9213. PMID 16868315. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[1] Houten, Sander Michel; Wanders, Ronald J. A. (2010-10). "A general introduction to the biochemistry of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation". Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 33 (5): 469–477. doi:10.1007/s10545-010-9061-2. ISSN 1573-2665. PMC 2950079. PMID 20195903. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[2] Doege, Holger; Stahl, Andreas (2006-08). "Protein-mediated fatty acid uptake: novel insights from in vivo models". Physiology (Bethesda, Md.). 21: 259–268. doi:10.1152/physiol.00014.2006. ISSN 1548-9213. PMID 16868315. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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