A protein-lipid-RNA complex containing separate high-density lipoprotein (HDL), lipid and RNA molecules. Separate in this context means not covalently bound to each other.
Source:
GOC:vesicles,
PMID:21423178,
PMID:23559634
Comment
Examples of HDL-containing protein-lipid-RNA complexes are described in PMID:21423178 and PMID:23559634, both showing evidence that high-density lipoproteins (HDL) transport endogenous microRNAs (miRNAs) and deliver them to recipient cells with functional targeting capabilities. Also see fig. 1 in the review PMID:22028337. Not to be confused with GO:0034364 'high-density lipoprotein particle', which describes complexes of proteins and lipids only, without RNAs.