| Function | Intracellular cholesterol transporter which acts in concert with NPC2 and plays an important role in the egress of cholesterol from the endosomal/lysosomal compartment. Unesterified cholesterol that has been released from LDLs in the lumen of the late endosomes/lysosomes is transferred by NPC2 to the cholesterol-binding pocket in the N-terminal domain of NPC1. Cholesterol binds to NPC1 with the hydroxyl group buried in the binding pocket. Binds oxysterol with higher affinity than cholesterol. May play a role in vesicular trafficking in glia, a process that may be crucial for maintaining the structural and functional integrity of nerve terminals (Probable). Inhibits cholesterol-mediated mTORC1 activation throught its interaction with SLC38A9. (Microbial infection) Acts as an endosomal entry receptor for ebolavirus. |
| Protein Name | Npc Intracellular Cholesterol Transporter 1Niemann-Pick C1 Protein |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-8964038 |
| Cellular Localisation | Late Endosome MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane ProteinLysosome Membrane |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Npc Intracellular Cholesterol Transporter 1 antibodyAnti-Niemann-Pick C1 Protein antibodyAnti-NPC1 antibody |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
