The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein across different species:

cholesteryl ester transfer protein, plasma (CETP), cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP)

Other aliases include:

HDLCQ10, CETP

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein:

cholesteryl ester transfer protein, plasma – lipid transfer protein – cholesteryl ester transfer protein – Lipid transfer protein I

Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein fulfills a number of functions:

cholesterol binding – cholesterol transporter activity – phosphatidylcholine binding – phospholipid transporter activity – triglyceride binding

Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein is relevant to the following processes:

cholesterol homeostasis – cholesterol metabolic process – high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling – lipid metabolic process – low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling – negative regulation of macrophage derived foam cell differentiation – phosphatidylcholine metabolic process – phospholipid homeostasis – phospholipid transport – regulation of cholesterol efflux – reverse cholesterol transport – steroid metabolic process – triglyceride homeostasis – triglyceride metabolic process – very-low-density lipoprotein particle remodeling

Locations for Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein:

extracellular region – extracellular space – high-density lipoprotein particle – vesicle

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology