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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Phospholipid Transfer Proteins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Phospholipid Transfer Proteins

Preferred term

Phospholipid Transfer Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A ubiquitous family of proteins that transport PHOSPHOLIPIDS such as PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL and PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE between membranes. They play an important role in phospholipid metabolism during vesicular transport and SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.

Entry terms

  • Phosphatidyl Transfer Protein
  • Phospholipid Exchange Protein
  • Phospholipid Exchange Proteins
  • Phospholipid Transfer Protein
  • Phospholipid Translocating Protein

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