Glycolipid transfer protein is a cytosolic protein that catalyses the transfer of
glycolipids between different intracellular membranes.[1][2]
It was discovered by Raymond J. Metz and Norman S. Radin in 1980 and partially purified and characterized in 1982.[3][4]
Recent reviews on structure and possible function are available.[5][6]
This protein transports primarily different
glycosphingolipids and
glyceroglycolipids between intracellular membranes, but not
phospholipids. It might be also involved in translocation of
glucosylceramides. It was found in brain, kidney, spleen, lung, cerebellum, liver and heart.
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