"Sterol O-Acyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cholesterol esters by the direct transfer of the fatty acid group from a fatty acyl CoA derivative. This enzyme has been found in the adrenal gland, gonads, liver, intestinal mucosa, and aorta of many mammalian species. EC 2.3.1.26.
| Descriptor ID |
D002785
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.050.799
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| Concept/Terms |
Sterol O-Acyltransferase- Sterol O-Acyltransferase
- O-Acyltransferase, Sterol
- Sterol O Acyltransferase
- Cholesterol Esterifying Enzyme
- Enzyme, Cholesterol Esterifying
- Esterifying Enzyme, Cholesterol
- Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol Acyltransferase
- Acyl CoA Cholesterol Acyltransferase
- Acyltransferase, Acyl-CoA-Cholesterol
- Cholesterol Acyltransferase
- Acyltransferase, Cholesterol
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sterol O-Acyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Seo T, Velez-Carrasco W, Qi K, Hall M, Worgall TS, Johnson RA, Deckelbaum RJ. Selective uptake from LDL is stimulated by unsaturated fatty acids and modulated by cholesterol content in the plasma membrane: role of plasma membrane composition in regulating non-SR-BI-mediated selective lipid transfer. Biochemistry. 2002 Jun 25; 41(25):7885-94.