retinol binding

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1RBP4-STRA6RET4_HUMAN - STRA6_HUMANLigand-Receptor

II. Literature review

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Nameretinol binding
IDGO_0019841
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Molecular function

Exact synonym

vitamin A1 alcohol binding, vitamin A1 binding

Description

Binding to retinol, vitamin A1, 2,6,6-trimethyl-1-(9'-hydroxy-3',7'-dimethylnona-1',3',5',7'-tetraenyl)cyclohex-1-ene, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A. Retinol is an intermediate in the vision cycle and it also plays a role in growth and differentiation.

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