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Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the directed movement of cholesterol into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. Uptake of cholesterol into the blood by absorption from the small intestine. The directed movement of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, out of a cell or organelle. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the directed movement of cholesterol into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. The directed movement of cholesterol into cells that is part of their accumulation and maintenance. The directed movement of cholesterol into a cell or organelle. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the directed movement of cholesterol into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. The directed movement of peripheral cell cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, towards the liver for catabolism. The directed movement of lipids into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. Lipids are compounds soluble in an organic solvent but not, or sparingly, in an aqueous solvent. 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 cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. The directed movement of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, within cells.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: cholesterol transport
Acc: GO:0030301
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The directed movement of cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol, into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0030301 - cholesterol transport (interactive image map)
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