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apolipoprotein D
Apolipoprotein D (APOD; ApoD/Apo-D) is a secreted lipid-binding glycoprotein associated mainly with high-density lipoprotein (HDL). It binds cholesterol and other hydrophobic ligands and is studied in lipid transport and lipoprotein biology.
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APOD is a secreted lipid-binding glycoprotein of the lipocalin family. Reviewed UniProt supports cholesterol-binding and lipid-transporter activity, association with lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), probable bilin transport, and the capacity to carry diverse hydrophobic ligands. In plasma, APOD is enriched in HDL.
APOD research commonly examines lipoprotein composition, cholesterol and lipid handling, ligand transport, and lipocalin-family biology. Its HDL association makes it useful for mechanistic studies of extracellular lipid transport; species, sample type and assay suitability should be confirmed at product level.
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