APOF

Apolipoprotein F is a protein that in humans is encoded for by the APOF gene.[5][6]

APOF
Identifiers
AliasesAPOF, Apo-F, LTIP, apolipoprotein F
External IDsOMIM: 107760 MGI: 104539 HomoloGene: 48030 GeneCards: APOF
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

319

103161

Ensembl

ENSG00000175336

ENSMUSG00000047631

UniProt

Q13790

Q91V80

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001638

NM_133997

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001629

NP_598758

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 56.36 – 56.36 MbChr 10: 128.1 – 128.11 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Apolipoprotein F
Identifiers
SymbolAPOF
PfamPF15148
InterProIPR026114

The product of this gene is one of the minor apolipoproteins found in plasma. This protein forms complexes with lipoproteins and may be involved in transport and/or esterification of cholesterol.[6]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000175336 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000047631 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Day JR, Albers JJ, Gilbert TL, Whitmore TE, McConathy WJ, Wolfbauer G (Oct 1994). "Purification and molecular cloning of human apolipoprotein F". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 203 (2): 1146–51. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1994.2302. PMID 8093033.
  6. "Entrez Gene: APOF apolipoprotein F".

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