Protein Name microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 4547
Gene Symbol

MTTP

UniProt P55157 (MTP_HUMAN), E9PBP6 (E9PBP6_HUMAN), B7Z7X3 (B7Z7X3_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 166
Total Number of Articles : 224
Description

microsomal triglyceride transfer protein

Gene Summary

MTP encodes the large subunit of the heterodimeric microsomal triglyceride transfer protein. Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) completes the heterodimeric microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, which has been shown to play a central role in lipoprotein assembly. Mutations in MTP can cause abetalipoproteinemia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • microsomal triglyceride transfer protein large subunit
  • microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (large polypeptide, 88kDa)
  • ABL
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Properties