Term Information

Accession
GO:0034358
Name
plasma lipoprotein particle
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A spherical particle with a hydrophobic core of triglycerides and/or cholesterol esters, surrounded by an amphipathic monolayer of phospholipids, cholesterol and apolipoproteins. Plasma lipoprotein particles transport lipids, which are non-covalently associated with the particles, in the blood or lymph. Source: GOC:expert_pt, GOC:BHF, GOC:rl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0034358 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of plasma lipoprotein particle (GO:0034358)
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plasma lipoprotein particle [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  extracellular space (GO:0005615)
plasma lipoprotein particle [is_a relation] is_a  lipoprotein particle (GO:1990777)
Children of plasma lipoprotein particle (GO:0034358)
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high-density lipoprotein particle (GO:0034364) [is_a relation] is_a  plasma lipoprotein particle
chylomicron (GO:0042627) [is_a relation] is_a  plasma lipoprotein particle
triglyceride-rich plasma lipoprotein particle (GO:0034385) [is_a relation] is_a  plasma lipoprotein particle
low-density lipoprotein particle (GO:0034362) [is_a relation] is_a  plasma lipoprotein particle
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