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Structural highlights

Function

GLTP_HUMAN Accelerates the intermembrane transfer of various glycolipids. Catalyzes the transfer of various glycosphingolipids between membranes but does not catalyze the transfer of phospholipids. May be involved in the intracellular translocation of glucosylceramides.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

1. ↑ Zou X, Chung T, Lin X, Malakhova ML, Pike HM, Brown RE. Human glycolipid transfer protein (GLTP) genes: organization, transcriptional status and evolution. BMC Genomics. 2008 Feb 8;9:72. PMID:18261224 doi:1471-2164-9-72
2. ↑ Rao CS, Lin X, Pike HM, Molotkovsky JG, Brown RE. Glycolipid transfer protein mediated transfer of glycosphingolipids between membranes: a model for action based on kinetic and thermodynamic analyses. Biochemistry. 2004 Nov 2;43(43):13805-15. PMID:15504043 doi:10.1021/bi0492197
3. ↑ Tuuf J, Mattjus P. Human glycolipid transfer protein--intracellular localization and effects on the sphingolipid synthesis. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Nov;1771(11):1353-63. Epub 2007 Sep 21. PMID:17980653 doi:S1388-1981(07)00196-5
4. ↑ Malinina L, Malakhova ML, Teplov A, Brown RE, Patel DJ. Structural basis for glycosphingolipid transfer specificity. Nature. 2004 Aug 26;430(7003):1048-53. PMID:15329726 doi:10.1038/nature02856