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Preferred term

ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 8  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • ATP-binding cassette transporter, sub-family G protein that functions as a heterodimer with ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUBFAMILY G, MEMBER 5 in the selective transport of DIETARY CHOLESTEROL and PHYTOSTEROLS into and export out of ENTEROCYTES. It also functions in selective sterol excretion by the liver into bile.

Entry terms

  • ABCG8 Protein
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Sub-Family G, Member 8
  • Sterolin-2 Protein

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RJ4WWSGJ-N

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