cholesterol metabolic process

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1APOA1-ABCA1APOA1_HUMAN - ABCA1_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Apolipoprotein
2APOA1-AMN+CUBNAPOA1_HUMAN - Ligand-ReceptorSignaling by Apolipoprotein
3APOB-APOBRAPOB_HUMAN - APOBR_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Apolipoprotein
4LEP-LEPRLEP_HUMAN - LEPR_HUMANLigand-Receptor
5SULT2A1-PPARD - PPARD_HUMANLigand-ReceptorSignaling by Dehydroepiandrosterone

II. Literature review

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Namecholesterol metabolic process
IDGO_0008203
collection_id

Biological process

Exact synonym

cholesterol metabolism

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways involving cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. It is a component of the plasma membrane lipid bilayer and of plasma lipoproteins and can be found in all animal tissues.

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