Term Information

Accession
GO:0120015
Name
sterol transfer activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
sterol carrier activity, intermembrane sterol transfer activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Removes a sterol from a membrane or a monolayer lipid particle, transports it through the aqueous phase while protected in a hydrophobic pocket, and brings it to an acceptor membrane or lipid particle. Source: GOC:krc, PMID:25797198, PMID:24220498, PMID:20823909
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0120015 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of sterol transfer activity (GO:0120015)
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sterol transfer activity [is_a relation] is_a  sterol transporter activity (GO:0015248)
sterol transfer activity [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  sterol binding (GO:0032934)
sterol transfer activity [is_a relation] is_a  lipid transfer activity (GO:0120013)
Children of sterol transfer activity (GO:0120015)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
cholesterol transfer activity (GO:0120020) [is_a relation] is_a  sterol transfer activity
oxysterol transfer activity (GO:0120021) [is_a relation] is_a  sterol transfer activity
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