GO biological process ontology term - GO:0120011 - intermembrane sterol transfer
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0120011
- Name
- intermembrane sterol transfer
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The transport of sterols between membranes in which a sterol molecule is transported through an aqueous phase from the outer leaflet of a donor membrane to the outer leaflet of an acceptor membrane. This process does not require metabolic energy and can be either spontaneous or mediated by lipid transfer proteins (LTPs).
