Name | Evidence for potential role in carotenoid deposition | Protein ID | Reference |
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ninaD | Responsible for carotenoid uptake in Drosophila and mutation leads to carotenoid deficient | AAO11676 | [12] |
SRB type I | Involved in the uptake of carotenoids; homologous to ninaD in Drosophila | NP_005496 | [10] |
Cameo2 | Involved in selective absorption of lutein | BAI66272 | [13] |
CD36 | Homologous to carotenoid-uptake gene Cameo2 and SCRB15 in Bombyx mori | NP_000063 | |
Carotenoid binding protein (CBP) | Involved in lutein binding and transportation in B. mori | BAC01051 | [17] |
MLN64(STAR3) | Orthologue of B. mori CBP | NP_001159410 | [16] |
Crustacyanin | CBP in the carapace of crustaceans and binding astaxanthin | 1GKA_B | [24] |
BCDO | Lower expression levels lead to the retention of carotenoids and a yellow skin phenotype | ACA05952 | |
BCMO | Lower activity leads to hypercarotenemia in human being | NP_059125 | [20] |
NPC1L1 | Involved in intocopherol intestinal absorption using Caco-2 cells and in situ perfusions in rats. Lower expression levels inhibit the uptake of several carotenoids in Caco-2 cells. | NP_037521 | [21] |
GST | Binding carotenoid in the mammalian retina | AAH10915 | [23] |
ABCG5 | A genetic variant in ABCG5 associate with plasma lutein concentration | NP_071881 | [22] |
RXR/RAR | Form heterodimers of RXR-RAR and regulate retinoid-responsive elements | RXR:NP_002948 | [26] |
RAR:NP_000955 | |||
ISX | Gatekeeper that controls intestinal β, β-carotene absorption | NP_082113 | [25] |