Category:GO:0034369 ! plasma lipoprotein particle remodeling

name: plasma lipoprotein particle remodeling
namespace: biological_process
def: "The acquisition, loss or modification of a protein or lipid within a plasma lipoprotein particle, including the hydrolysis of triglyceride by hepatic lipase, with the subsequent loss of free fatty acid, and the esterification of cholesterol by phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase (lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase; LCAT)." [GOC:BHF, GOC:expert_pt, GOC:mah, GOC:rl]
synonym: "plasma lipoprotein particle remodelling" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0034368 ! protein-lipid complex remodeling
is_a: GO:0071827 ! plasma lipoprotein particle organization
relationship: part_of: GO:0097006 ! regulation of plasma lipoprotein particle levels

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0034369</GOterm>
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