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CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Stable Identifier
R-ALL-8876478
Type
Chemical Compound [SimpleEntity]
Compartment
lysosomal membrane
Synonyms
cholesterol
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Locations in the PathwayBrowser
for Species:
Homo sapiens
Bos taurus
Caenorhabditis elegans
Canis familiaris
Dictyostelium discoideum
Drosophila melanogaster
Gallus gallus
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sus scrofa
Xenopus tropicalis
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Transport of small molecules (Bos taurus)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Bos taurus)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Bos taurus)
LDL clearance (Bos taurus)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Bos taurus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Bos taurus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Bos taurus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Bos taurus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Caenorhabditis elegans)
LDL clearance (Caenorhabditis elegans)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Caenorhabditis elegans)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Caenorhabditis elegans)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Caenorhabditis elegans)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Caenorhabditis elegans)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Canis familiaris)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Canis familiaris)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Canis familiaris)
LDL clearance (Canis familiaris)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Canis familiaris)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Canis familiaris)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Canis familiaris)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Canis familiaris)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Dictyostelium discoideum)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Dictyostelium discoideum)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Dictyostelium discoideum)
LDL clearance (Dictyostelium discoideum)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Dictyostelium discoideum)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Dictyostelium discoideum)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Dictyostelium discoideum)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Dictyostelium discoideum)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Drosophila melanogaster)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Drosophila melanogaster)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Drosophila melanogaster)
LDL clearance (Drosophila melanogaster)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Drosophila melanogaster)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Drosophila melanogaster)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Drosophila melanogaster)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Drosophila melanogaster)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Gallus gallus)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Gallus gallus)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Gallus gallus)
LDL clearance (Gallus gallus)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Gallus gallus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Gallus gallus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Gallus gallus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Gallus gallus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Homo sapiens)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Homo sapiens)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Homo sapiens)
LDL clearance (Homo sapiens)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Homo sapiens)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Homo sapiens)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Homo sapiens)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Homo sapiens)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Mus musculus)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Mus musculus)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Mus musculus)
LDL clearance (Mus musculus)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Mus musculus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Mus musculus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Mus musculus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Mus musculus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Rattus norvegicus)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Rattus norvegicus)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Rattus norvegicus)
LDL clearance (Rattus norvegicus)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Rattus norvegicus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Rattus norvegicus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Rattus norvegicus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Rattus norvegicus)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
LDL clearance (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Sus scrofa)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Sus scrofa)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Sus scrofa)
LDL clearance (Sus scrofa)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Sus scrofa)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Sus scrofa)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Sus scrofa)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Sus scrofa)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
Transport of small molecules (Xenopus tropicalis)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Xenopus tropicalis)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Xenopus tropicalis)
LDL clearance (Xenopus tropicalis)
CHOL translocates from lysosome membrane to ER membrane (Xenopus tropicalis)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Xenopus tropicalis)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
NPC2 transfers CHOL to NPC1 (Xenopus tropicalis)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Xenopus tropicalis)
CHOL [lysosomal membrane]
External Reference Information
External Reference
cholesterol [ChEBI:16113]
Participates
as a component of
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Xenopus tropicalis)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Canis familiaris)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Bos taurus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Sus scrofa)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Drosophila melanogaster)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Caenorhabditis elegans)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Mus musculus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Rattus norvegicus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Gallus gallus)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Dictyostelium discoideum)
NPC1:CHOL [lysosomal membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Other forms of this molecule
CHOL [lipid droplet]
CHOL [early endosome]
CHOL [mitochondrial matrix]
CHOL [cornified envelope]
cholesterol [mitochondrial intermembrane space]
CHOL [mitochondrial outer membrane]
CHOL [mitochondrial inner membrane]
cholesterol [endosome lumen]
cholesterol [endosome membrane]
cholesterol [clathrin-coated endocytic vesicle membrane]
CHOL [endoplasmic reticulum lumen]
CHOL [smooth endoplasmic reticulum]
CHOL [transport vesicle membrane]
CHOL [lysosomal lumen]
CHOL [cytosol]
cholesterol [endocytic vesicle lumen]
CHOL [plasma membrane]
CHOL [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
CHOL [extracellular region]
Cross References
Guide to Pharmacology - Ligands
2718
COMPOUND
C00187
PubChem Substance
8145005
HMDB Metabolite
HMDB0000067
ZINC
ZINC000003875383
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