vigilin; high density lipoprotein-binding protein; HDL-binding protein (HDLBP HBP VGL)

Introduction

Plays a role in cell sterol metabolism. May function to protect cells from over-accumulation of cholesterol.

Function

• appears to play a role in cell sterol metabolism
• may function to protect cells from over-accumulation of cholesterol

Structure

contains 14 KH domains

Compartment

cytoplasm, nucleus

More general terms

• nuclear protein
• phosphoprotein

Additional terms

• high density lipoprotein-binding protein HBP1 (HBP1, GPIHBP1)

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/142695
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3069
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q00341.html