Type: | Family | Name: | Niemann-Pick C type protein |
Description: | The Niemann-Pick C type protein is an integral membrane protein, which indicates that it is most likely involved in cholesterol transport or acts as some component of cholesterolhomeostasis. The defective protein has been associated with Niemann-Pick disease which is described in humans as autosomal recessive lipidosis. It is characterised by the lysosomal accumulation ofunestrified cholesterol. | Short Name: | NP_C_type |