A microsomal triglyceride transfer protein large subunit that is encoded in the genome of human. [PRO:HJD, UniProtKB:P55157]
Target | Category | Definition |
lipid transporter activity | molecular function | Enables the directed movement of lipids into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. [GOC:ai] |
protein binding | molecular function | Binding to a protein. [GOC:go_curators] |
lipid binding | molecular function | Binding to a lipid. [GOC:ai] |
apolipoprotein binding | molecular function | Binding to an apolipoprotein, the protein component of a lipoprotein complex. [GOC:BHF, GOC:rl] |
protein-containing complex binding | molecular function | Binding to a macromolecular complex. [GOC:jl] |
protein heterodimerization activity | molecular function | Binding to a nonidentical protein to form a heterodimer. [GOC:ai] |
phospholipid transfer activity | molecular function | Removes a phospholipid from a membrane or a monolayer lipid particle, transports it through the aqueous phase while protected in a hydrophobic pocket, and brings it to an acceptor membrane or lipid particle. [GOC:krc, PMID:20823909, PMID:24220498, PMID:25797198] |
phosphatidylcholine transfer activity | molecular function | Removes phosphatidylcholine from a membrane or a monolayer lipid particle, transports it through the aqueous phase while protected in a hydrophobic pocket, and brings it to an acceptor membrane or lipid particle. [GOC:krc, PMID:20823909, PMID:24220498, PMID:25797198] |
cholesterol transfer activity | molecular function | Removes cholesterol from a membrane or a monolayer lipid particle, transports it through the aqueous phase while protected in a hydrophobic pocket, and brings it to an acceptor membrane or lipid particle. [GOC:krc, PMID:20823909, PMID:24220498, PMID:25797198] |
triglyceride transfer activity | molecular function | Directly binding to a triglyceride and delivering it either to an acceptor molecule or to a specific location. [PMID:23475612] |
ceramide 1-phosphate transfer activity | molecular function | Removes a ceramide 1-phosphate from a membrane or a monolayer lipid particle, transports it through the aqueous phase while protected in a hydrophobic pocket, and brings it to an acceptor membrane or lipid particle. [GOC:TermGenie, PMID:23863933] |
phosphatidylethanolamine transfer activity | molecular function | Removes phosphatidylethanolamine from a membrane or a monolayer lipid particle, transports it through the aqueous phase while protected in a hydrophobic pocket, and brings it to an acceptor membrane or lipid particle. [GO_REF:0000066, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:8606365] |
phospholipid transporter activity | molecular function | Enables the directed movement of phospholipids into, out of or within a cell, or between cells. Phospholipids are a class of lipids containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester. [GOC:ai, ISBN:0198506732] |
Target | Category | Definition |
endoplasmic reticulum | cellular component | The irregular network of unit membranes, visible only by electron microscopy, that occurs in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. The membranes form a complex meshwork of tubular channels, which are often expanded into slitlike cavities called cisternae. The ER takes two forms, rough (or granular), with ribosomes adhering to the outer surface, and smooth (with no ribosomes attached). [ISBN:0198506732] |
endoplasmic reticulum lumen | cellular component | The volume enclosed by the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum. [ISBN:0198547684] |
Golgi apparatus | cellular component | A membrane-bound cytoplasmic organelle of the endomembrane system that further processes the core oligosaccharides (e.g. N-glycans) added to proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and packages them into membrane-bound vesicles. The Golgi apparatus operates at the intersection of the secretory, lysosomal, and endocytic pathways. [ISBN:0198506732] |
cytosol | cellular component | The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes. [GOC:hjd, GOC:jl] |
brush border membrane | cellular component | The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding the brush border. [GOC:mah] |
microvillus membrane | cellular component | The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding a microvillus. [GOC:mah] |
vesicle | cellular component | Any small, fluid-filled, spherical organelle enclosed by membrane. [GOC:mah, GOC:pz, GOC:vesicles] |
Target | Category | Definition |
lipid metabolic process | biological process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. Includes fatty acids; neutral fats, other fatty-acid esters, and soaps; long-chain (fatty) alcohols and waxes; sphingoids and other long-chain bases; glycolipids, phospholipids and sphingolipids; and carotenes, polyprenols, sterols, terpenes and other isoprenoids. [GOC:ma] |
triglyceride metabolic process | biological process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving triglyceride, any triester of glycerol. The three fatty acid residues may all be the same or differ in any permutation. Triglycerides are important components of plant oils, animal fats and animal plasma lipoproteins. [ISBN:0198506732] |
circadian rhythm | biological process | Any biological process in an organism that recurs with a regularity of approximately 24 hours. [GOC:bf, GOC:go_curators] |
protein secretion | biological process | The controlled release of proteins from a cell. [GOC:ai] |
phospholipid transport | biological process | The directed movement of phospholipids into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Phospholipids are any lipids containing phosphoric acid as a mono- or diester. [GOC:ai] |
sterol transport | biological process | The directed movement of sterols into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule. [GOC:ai] |
triglyceride transport | biological process | The directed movement of triglyceride into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Triglycerides are important components of plant oils, animal fats and animal plasma lipoproteins. [GOC:BHF, GOC:rl] |
low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling | biological process | The acquisition, loss or modification of a protein or lipid within a low-density lipoprotein particle, including the hydrolysis of triglyceride by hepatic lipase, with the subsequent loss of free fatty acid, and the transfer of cholesterol esters from LDL to a triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particle by cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), with the simultaneous transfer of triglyceride to LDL. [GOC:BHF, GOC:expert_pt, GOC:mah, GOC:rl] |
plasma lipoprotein particle assembly | biological process | The non-covalent aggregation and arrangement of proteins and lipids to form a plasma lipoprotein particle. [GOC:BHF, GOC:mah] |
chylomicron assembly | biological process | The non-covalent aggregation and arrangement of proteins and lipids in the intestine to form a chylomicron. [GOC:BHF, GOC:mah] |
very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly | biological process | The non-covalent aggregation and arrangement of proteins and lipids in the liver to form a very-low-density lipoprotein particle. [GOC:BHF, GOC:mah] |
lipoprotein transport | biological process | The directed movement of any conjugated, water-soluble protein in which the nonprotein group consists of a lipid or lipids, into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732] |
response to calcium ion | biological process | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a calcium ion stimulus. [GOC:ai] |
establishment of localization in cell | biological process | Any process, occuring in a cell, that localizes a substance or cellular component. This may occur via movement, tethering or selective degradation. [GOC:ai, GOC:dos, GOC:dph, GOC:tb] |
intermembrane lipid transfer | biological process | The transport of lipids between membranes in which a lipid molecule is transported through an aqueous phase from the outer leaflet of a donor membrane to the outer leaflet of an acceptor membrane. This process does not require metabolic energy and can be either spontaneous or mediated by lipid transfer proteins (LTPs). [GOC:krc, PMID:20823909, PMID:24220498, PMID:25797198] |
ceramide 1-phosphate transport | biological process | The directed movement of a ceramide 1-phosphate into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. [GOC:TermGenie, PMID:23863933] |
lipoprotein metabolic process | biological process | The chemical reactions and pathways involving any conjugated, water-soluble protein in which the covalently attached nonprotein group consists of a lipid or lipids. [ISBN:0198506732] |
cholesterol homeostasis | biological process | Any process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady state of cholesterol within an organism or cell. [GOC:go_curators] |