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cholesterol storage

Term Information

Accession
GO:0010878
Name
cholesterol storage
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
cholesterol sequestration, sequestration of cholesterol
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The accumulation and maintenance in cells or tissues of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:tb, GOC:BHF
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0010878 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of cholesterol storage (GO:0010878)
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cholesterol storage [is_a relation] is_a  lipid storage (GO:0019915)
Children of cholesterol storage (GO:0010878)
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negative regulation of cholesterol storage (GO:0010887) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  cholesterol storage
regulation of cholesterol storage (GO:0010885) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  cholesterol storage
positive regulation of cholesterol storage (GO:0010886) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  cholesterol storage
cholesterol transport involved in cholesterol storage (GO:0010879) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  cholesterol storage
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