Apolipoprotein A-I
BE0003449ProteinHumansAPOA1
Participates in the reverse transport of cholesterol from tissues to the liver for excretion by promoting cholesterol efflux from tissues and by acting as a cofactor for the lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT). It is acted on by 11 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- APOA1
- UniProtKB entry
- P02647Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Secreted
- Residues / weight
- 267 residues · 30,778 Da
- Also known as
- Apo-AI · ApoA-I · Apolipoprotein A1
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Apolipoprotein A-I, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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