Term Information

Accession
GO:0120020
Name
cholesterol transfer activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
cholesterol carrier activity, intermembrane cholesterol transfer activity, cholesterol transporter activity
Alternate IDs
GO:0017127
Definition
Removes cholesterol 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:0120020 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of cholesterol transfer activity (GO:0120020)
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cholesterol transfer activity [is_a relation] is_a  sterol transfer activity (GO:0120015)
cholesterol transfer activity [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  cholesterol binding (GO:0015485)
Children of cholesterol transfer activity (GO:0120020)
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negative regulation of cholesterol transporter activity (GO:0060695) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  cholesterol transfer activity
regulation of cholesterol transporter activity (GO:0060694) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  cholesterol transfer activity