- Concept UI
- M0073736
- Scope Note
- A 9-kDa protein component of VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS and CHYLOMICRON REMNANTS. Apo C-III, synthesized in the liver, is an inhibitor of LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE. Apo C-III modulates the binding of chylomicron remnants and VLDL to receptors (RECEPTORS, LDL) thus decreases the uptake of triglyceride-rich particles by the liver cells and subsequent degradation. The normal Apo C-III is glycosylated. There are several polymorphic forms with varying amounts of SIALIC ACID (Apo C-III-0, Apo C-III-1, and Apo C-III-2).
- Terms
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Apolipoprotein C-III
Preferred Term
Term UI
T103739
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2007)
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Apo C-III
Term UI
T103733
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2007)
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Apolipoprotein CIII
Term UI
T103736
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2007)