apolipoprotein
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Apolipoproteins are proteins that bind lipids (oil-soluble substances such as fats, cholesterol and fat soluble vitamins) to form lipoproteins. They transport lipids in blood, cerebrospinal fluid and lymph.
Key facts
- Protein family.Symbol
- Apolipoprotein
- Protein family.Name
- Apolipoprotein
- Protein family.image
- PDB 1nfn EBI.jpg
- Protein family.caption
- Apolipoprotein e3 (Apoe3)
- Protein family.Pfam
- PF01442
- Protein family.InterPro
- IPR000074
- Protein family.SCOP
- 1oef
- Protein family.OPM family
- 172
- Protein family.OPM protein
- 3r2p
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Research
78,000 papers- Plasma lipoproteins: apolipoprotein structure and function.Journal of lipid research · 1984
- Apolipoprotein-mimetic Peptides: Current and Future Prospectives.Current protein & peptide science · 2022
- Apolipoprotein disorders.La Ricerca in clinica e in laboratorio · 1982
- Apolipoproteins in vascular biology and atherosclerotic disease.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2022
- Apolipoprotein M--a novel player in high-density lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis.Current opinion in lipidology · 2006
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Apolipoproteins are proteins that bind lipids (oil-soluble substances such as fats, cholesterol and fat soluble vitamins) to form lipoproteins. They transport lipids in blood, cerebrospinal fluid and lymph.
The lipid components of lipoproteins are insoluble in water. However, because of their detergent-like (amphipathic) properties, apolipoproteins and other amphipathic molecules (such as phospholipids) can surround the lipids, creating a lipoprotein particle that is itself water-soluble, and can thus be carried through body fluids (i.e., blood, lymph).