APOA1BP
Encyclopedia
Apolipoprotein A-I-binding protein also known as APOA1BP is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the APOA1BP gene
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, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). In addition, APOA1BP appears to play a role in sperm capacitation
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Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the APOA1BP gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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Function
APOA1BP binds to APOA1, APOA2APOA2
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, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). In addition, APOA1BP appears to play a role in sperm capacitation
Capacitation
Capacitation is the penultimate step in the maturation of mammalian spermatozoa and is required to render them competent to fertilize an oocyte.This step is a biochemical event; the sperm move normally and look mature prior to capacitation....
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