AmiGO 2: Term Details for "very-low-density lipoprotein particle" (GO:0034361)

Accession: GO:0034361
Name: very-low-density lipoprotein particle
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: VLDL complex, VLDL particle, very-low-density lipoprotein complex
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particle that is typically composed of APOB100, APOE and APOCs and has a density of about 1.006 g/ml and a diameter of between 20-80 nm. It is found in blood and transports endogenous products (newly synthesized cholesterol and triglycerides) from the liver. Source: GOC:expert_pt, GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, GOC:rl
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0034361 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to very-low-density lipoprotein particle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to very-low-density lipoprotein particle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for very-low-density lipoprotein particle (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
very-low-density lipoprotein particle	is_a	triglyceride-rich plasma lipoprotein particle (GO:0034385)

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