NameGlycolipid transfer protein
Synonyms
  • GLTP
Gene NameGLTP
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016583|Glycolipid transfer protein
MALLAEHLLKPLPADKQIETGPFLEAVSHLPPFFDCLGSPVFTPIKADISGNITKIKAVY
DTNPAKFRTLQNILEVEKEMYGAEWPKVGATLALMWLKRGLRFIQVFLQSICDGERDENH
PNLIRVNATKAYEMALKKYHGWIVQKIFQAALYAAPYKSDFLKALSKGQNVTEEECLEKI
RLFLVNYTATIDVIYEMYTQMNAELNYKV
Number of residues209
Molecular Weight23849.6
Theoretical pI7.49
GO Classification
Functions
  • lipid binding
  • glycolipid binding
  • glycolipid transporter activity
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • sphingolipid metabolic process
  • glycosphingolipid metabolic process
  • glycolipid transport
Components
  • membrane
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionLipid binding
Specific FunctionAccelerates the intermembrane transfer of various glycolipids. Catalyzes the transfer of various glycosphingolipids between membranes but does not catalyze the transfer of phospholipids. May be involved in the intracellular translocation of glucosylceramides.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID6959686
UniProtKB IDQ9NZD2
UniProtKB Entry NameGLTP_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016584|Glycolipid transfer protein (GLTP)
ATGGCGCTGCTGGCCGAACACTTGCTGAAGCCGCTGCCCGCGGACAAGCAGATCGAGACC
GGGCCCTTCCTCGAGGCGGTGTCCCACCTGCCGCCCTTCTTCGATTGCCTTGGGTCCCCA
GTGTTTACTCCCATCAAGGCAGACATAAGCGGCAACATCACGAAAATCAAAGCTGTGTAC
GACACCAACCCAGCCAAGTTCCGGACCCTGCAGAACATCCTGGAGGTGGAGAAAGAAATG
TATGGAGCAGAGTGGCCCAAAGTAGGGGCCACACTGGCGCTGATGTGGCTGAAAAGAGGC
CTCCGCTTCATCCAGGTCTTCCTCCAGAGCATCTGCGACGGGGAGCGGGACGAGAACCAC
CCCAACCTCATCCGTGTCAACGCCACCAAGGCCTACGAGATGGCCCTCAAGAAGTACCAT
GGCTGGATCGTGCAGAAGATCTTCCAGGCAGCACTGTACGCAGCACCCTATAAGTCTGAC
TTCCTGAAAGCGCTCTCCAAGGGGCAGAATGTTACGGAGGAGGAGTGCCTGGAGAAGATC
CGCCTCTTCCTAGTCAACTACACGGCGACCATCGATGTCATCTACGAGATGTACACCCAG
ATGAACGCTGAGCTTAACTACAAGGTGTAG
GenBank Gene IDAF209704
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDGLTP
HGNC IDHGNC:24867
Chromosome Location12
Locus12q24.11
References
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