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The directed movement of cholesterol into a cell or organelle. 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 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. Any process that modulates the rate, frequency or extent of cholesterol import. Cholesterol import is the directed movement of cholesterol into a cell or organelle. Any process that decreases the rate, frequency or extent of cholesterol import. Cholesterol import is the directed movement of cholesterol into a cell or organelle. 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: cholesterol import
Acc: GO:0070508
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The directed movement of cholesterol into a cell or organelle.
Synonyms:
  • cholesterol uptake
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 5 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 7 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0070508 - cholesterol import (interactive image map)
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