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Abstract
Family of steroid receptors that transport CHOLESTEROL and PHOSPHOLIPIDS. They act as a sensor or transporter of these ligands at contact sites of two different cellular membranes where they function as lipid exchangers, mediating counter-directional transport of two different lipid ligands.
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- OXYB Protein
- Oxysterol Binding Protein
- Oxysterol Receptor
- Oxysterol Receptors
- Receptor, Oxysterol
- Receptors, Oxysterol
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2025(1988); was OXYSTEROL BINDING PROTEIN 1988-2024
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Oxysterol Binding Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000098825. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000098825
- Oxysterol Binding Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxysterol-binding_protein
- Oxysterol Binding Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24773664