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Apolipophorin III

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ApoLp-III
nmr structure of an exchangeable apolipoprotein-manduca sexta apolipophorin-iii
Identifiers
SymbolApoLp-III
PfamPF07464
InterProIPR010009
SCOP21eq1 / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

In molecular biology, the apolipophorin III family of proteins are a family of exchangeable apolipoproteins. Exchangeable apolipoproteins constitute a functionally important family of proteins that play critical roles in lipid transport and lipoprotein metabolism. Apolipophorin III (apoLp-III) is a prototypical exchangeable apolipoprotein found in many insect species that functions in transport of diacylglycerol (DAG) from the fat body lipid storage depot to flight muscles in the adult life stage. The special lipoproteins they form are called lipophorins.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wang J, Sykes BD, Ryan RO (February 2002). "Structural basis for the conformational adaptability of apolipophorin III, a helix-bundle exchangeable apolipoprotein". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (3): 1188–93. Bibcode:2002PNAS...99.1188W. doi:10.1073/pnas.032565999. PMC 122165. PMID 11818551.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR010009