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Lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is the plasma enzyme responsible for most HDL cholesteryl esters in human plasma. In species with cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) it is also responsible for a significant proportion of VLDL and LDL cholesteryl esters. LCAT, through the esterification of cholesterol, plays a role in the reverse cholesterol transport pathway by facilitating the net movement of cholesterol from peripheral tissues back to the liver for excretion. LCAT deficiency results in low levels of plasma HDL, whereas a transgenic overexpression of LCAT results in increased plasma HDL concentrations.
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Protein Aliases: 1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase; Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase; PAF acetylhydrolase; phosphatidylcholine--sterol O-acyltransferase; Phosphatidylcholine-sterol acyltransferase; Phospholipid-cholesterol acyltransferase; Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase; testicular secretory protein Li 24
Gene Aliases: LCAT
UniProt ID: (Human) P04180
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 3931
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