Preferred Label : ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 8;
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 5 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, sub-family G protein that functions as a heterodimer
with ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUBFAMILY G, MEMBER 5 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 : ABCG8 Protein; Sterolin-2 Protein; Sterolin 2 Protein; ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Sub-Family G, Member 8;
Origin ID : D000071019;
UMLS CUI : C4277648;
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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 5 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, sub-family G protein that functions as a heterodimer
with ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER, SUBFAMILY G, MEMBER 5 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.
