PITPNB explained
Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein beta isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PITPNB gene.[1] [2]
The protein encoded by this gene is found in the cytoplasm, where it catalyzes the transfer of phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylcholine between membranes.
Further reading
- Wirtz KW . Phospholipid transfer proteins . Annu. Rev. Biochem. . 60 . 73–99 . 1991 . 1883207 . 10.1146/annurev.bi.60.070191.000445 .
Notes and References
- Dunham I, Shimizu N, Roe BA, Chissoe S, Hunt AR, Collins JE, Bruskiewich R, Beare DM, Clamp M, Smink LJ, Ainscough R, Almeida JP, Babbage A, Bagguley C, Bailey J, Barlow K, Bates KN, Beasley O, Bird CP, Blakey S, Bridgeman AM, Buck D, Burgess J, Burrill WD, O'Brien KP. The DNA sequence of human chromosome 22 . Nature . 402 . 6761 . 489–95 . Dec 1999 . 10591208 . 10.1038/990031 . 1999Natur.402..489D . etal. free .
- Web site: Entrez Gene: PITPNB phosphatidylinositol transfer protein, beta.