Apolipoprotein C2

Apolipoprotein C2
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Apolipoprotein C2 is an apolipoprotein responsible for the activation of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in capillaries^[1] and thus begins the catabolism of the chylomicrons and VLDL.

References

^ Kim SY, Park SM, Lee ST (2006). "Apolipoprotein C-II is a novel substrate for matrix metalloproteinases". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 339 (1): 47–54. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.182. PMID 16314153.

v • d • e Lipids: lipoprotein metabolism

General	Chylomicron - HDL - LDL - IDL - VLDL - Lp(a)

Apolipoproteins	APOA (1, 2, 5) - APOB - APOC (1, 2, 3, 4) - APOD - APOE - APOH

Other	Lipoprotein lipase - HDL (Cholesterylester transfer protein, Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase, LCAT) - LDL receptor - Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein - ABCA1

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