Glycolipid transfer protein is a cytosolic protein that catalyses the transfer of glycolipid

Glycolipid

Glycolipids are lipids with a carbohydrate attached. Their role is to provide energy and also serve as markers for cellular recognition.-Metabolism:...

s between different intracellular membranes.

This protein transport primarily different glycosphingolipids and glyceroglycolipids between intracellular membranes, but not phospholipid

Phospholipid

Phospholipids are a class of lipids that are a major component of all cell membranes as they can form lipid bilayers. Most phospholipids contain a diglyceride, a phosphate group, and a simple organic molecule such as choline; one exception to this rule is sphingomyelin, which is derived from...

s. It might be also involved in translocation of glucosylceramides. It was found in brain, kidney, spleen, lung, cerebellum, liver and heart.

External links

• Uniprot entry
• Pfam entry - Calculated spatial position of Glycolipid transfer protein in membrane