gene: lbp-6 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable fatty acid binding activity. Predicted to be involved in fatty acid transport. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Alzheimer's disease; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1G; Down syndrome; and artery disease (multiple). Is an ortholog of several human genes including FABP3 (fatty acid binding protein 3); FABP4 (fatty acid binding protein 4); and FABP7 (fatty acid binding protein 7).