PLTP Antibody

Phospholipid transfer protein is in humans encoded by the PLTP gene. This gene is mapped to 20q13.12. PLTP is one of at least two lipid transfer proteins found in human plasma. It transfers phospholipids from triglyceride-rich lipoproteins to high density lipoprotein (HDL). In addition to regulating the size of HDL particles, this protein may be involved in cholesterol metabolism. At least two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.