Category:GO:0034375 ! high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling

name: high-density lipoprotein particle remodeling
namespace: biological_process
def: "The acquisition, loss or modification of a protein or lipid within a high-density lipoprotein particle, including the hydrolysis of triglyceride by hepatic lipase, with the subsequent loss of free fatty acid, and the transfer of cholesterol esters from LDL to a triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particle by cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), with the simultaneous transfer of triglyceride to LDL." [GOC:BHF, GOC:expert_pt, GOC:mah, GOC:rl]
synonym: "HDL remodeling" EXACT []
synonym: "HDL remodelling" EXACT []
synonym: "high-density lipoprotein particle remodelling" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0034369 ! plasma lipoprotein particle remodeling

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0034375</GOterm>
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