Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein

MTTP
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	6I7S, 8EOJ
Identifiers
Aliases	MTTP, ABL, MTP, Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
External IDs	OMIM: 157147; MGI: 106926; HomoloGene: 212; GeneCards: MTTP; OMA:MTTP - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (human)
End	99,623,997 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	137,850,729 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	jejunal mucosa; ; mucosa of ileum; ; liver; ; duodenum; ; right lobe of liver; ; testicle; ; ventricular zone; ; kidney tubule; ; gonad; ; human kidney;
	Top expressed in
	jejunum; ; duodenum; ; migratory enteric neural crest cell; ; left lobe of liver; ; ileum; ; yolk sac; ; spermatocyte; ; intestinal epithelium; ; crypt of lieberkuhn of small intestine; ; spermatid;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein heterodimerization activity; protein binding; phospholipid transporter activity; lipid binding; lipid transporter activity;
Cellular component	receptor complex; endoplasmic reticulum lumen; endoplasmic reticulum; Golgi apparatus; basolateral plasma membrane;
Biological process	phospholipid transport; lipid transport; plasma lipoprotein particle assembly; lipid metabolism; protein secretion; triglyceride transport; chylomicron assembly; very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly; lipoprotein metabolic process; cholesterol homeostasis;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	4547
	17777
	ENSG00000138823
	ENSMUSG00000028158
	P55157
	O08601
	NM_001300785; NM_000253; NM_001386140
	NM_001163457; NM_008642; NM_001355051; NM_001355052
	NP_000244; NP_001287714
	NP_001156929; NP_032668; NP_001341980; NP_001341981
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Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein large subunit is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MTTP, also known as MTP, gene.

MTTP encodes the large subunit of the heterodimeric microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP). Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) completes the heterodimeric MTP, which has been shown to play a central role in lipoprotein assembly. Mutations in MTTP can cause abetalipoproteinemia.

Apolipoprotein B48 on chylomicra and Apolipoprotein B100 on LDL, IDL, and VLDL are important for MTP binding.

MTP adds triglycerides to nascent chylomicrons in the intestine, and to VLDL in the liver.