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The directed movement of cholesterol into a cell or organelle. The directed movement of sterols into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule. The directed movement of a sterol across a membrane into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule. The process whereby a solute is transported from one side of a membrane to the other. This process includes the actual movement of the solute, and any regulation and preparatory steps, such as reduction of the solute. The directed movement of a sterol into a cell or organelle. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: sterol import
Acc: GO:0035376
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The directed movement of a sterol into a cell or organelle. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0035376 - sterol import (interactive image map)
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