Preferred Label : ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 5;
MeSH definition : An ATP binding cassette transporter, sub-family G protein that functions as a heterodimer
with ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUB-FAMILY G, MEMBER 8 in the selective transport
of DIETARY CHOLESTEROL and PHYTOSTEROLS into and export out of ENTEROCYTES. It also
functions in selective sterol excretion by the liver into bile.; ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUBFAMILY G protein that functions as a heterodimer
with ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUBFAMILY G, MEMBER 8 in the selective transport
of DIETARY CHOLESTEROL and PHYTOSTEROLS into and export out of ENTEROCYTES. It also
functions in selective sterol excretion by the liver into bile.;
MeSH synonym : ABCG5 Protein; Sterolin-1 Protein; Sterolin 1 Protein; ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Sub-Family G, Member 5;
Origin ID : D000071018;
UMLS CUI : C4277649;
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An ATP binding cassette transporter, sub-family G protein that functions as a heterodimer
with ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUB-FAMILY G, MEMBER 8 in the selective transport
of DIETARY CHOLESTEROL and PHYTOSTEROLS into and export out of ENTEROCYTES. It also
functions in selective sterol excretion by the liver into bile.
ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUBFAMILY G protein that functions as a heterodimer
with ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUBFAMILY G, MEMBER 8 in the selective transport
of DIETARY CHOLESTEROL and PHYTOSTEROLS into and export out of ENTEROCYTES. It also
functions in selective sterol excretion by the liver into bile.
