Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein, alpha explained

Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha isoform is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PITPNA gene.^[1]

Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins are a diverse set of cytosolic phospholipid transfer proteins that are distinguished by their ability to transfer phospholipids between membranes in vitro (Wirtz, 1991).^[2]

Further reading

• Wirtz KW . Phospholipid transfer proteins . Annu. Rev. Biochem. . 60 . 73–99 . 1991 . 1883207 . 10.1146/annurev.bi.60.070191.000445 .

Notes and References

1. Hay JC, Martin TF . Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein required for ATP-dependent priming of Ca(2+)-activated secretion . Nature . 366 . 6455 . 572–5 . Jan 1994 . 8255295 . 10.1038/366572a0 . 4348488 .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: PITPNA phosphatidylinositol transfer protein, alpha.