Apolipoprotein C2

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apolipoprotein C-II
Identifiers
Symbol	APOC2
Entrez	344
HUGO	609
OMIM	608083
RefSeq	NM_000483
UniProt	P02655
Other data
Locus	Chr. 19 q13.2

Apolipoprotein C2 is an apolipoprotein responsible for the activation of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in capillaries^[1] and thus begins the catabolism of the chylomicrons and VLDL.

[edit] References

1. ^ Kim SY, Park SM, Lee ST (2006). "Apolipoprotein C-II is a novel substrate for matrix metalloproteinases". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 339 (1): 47–54. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.182. PMID 16314153. 

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