The second most abundant protein component of HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS or HDL. It has a high lipid affinity and is known to displace APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I from HDL particles and generates a stable HDL complex. ApoA-II can modulate the activation of LECITHIN CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE in the presence of APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I, thus affecting HDL metabolism.
Synonyms: Pro-Apo A-II, Pro Apo A II, ApoA-II, Apolipoprotein A2, Apolipoprotein A-II, Apolipoprotein A 2, Proapolipoprotein A II, ApoA-2, Apolipoprotein A II Isoproteins, 0, Apo A-II Isoproteins, Pro-Apolipoprotein A-II, Apo A II Isoproteins, Apo A2, Apo A-2, Pro Apolipoprotein A II, Apolipoprotein A II, Proapolipoprotein A-II, Apolipoprotein AII, Apolipoprotein A-II Isoproteins, Apo A-II, Apolipoprotein A-2, Apo AII
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1992 (1978); for PRO-APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II (NM) use APOLIPOPROTEINS A & PROTEIN PRECURSORS 1985-2006; for APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II ISOPROTEINS (NM) use APOLIPOPROTEINS A 1983-2006 ,1992; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II was indexed under APOLIPOPROTEINS A 1985-1991, under APOLIPOPROTEINS 1978-1984; PRO-APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II was indexed under APOLIPOPROTEINS A & PROTEIN PRECURSORS 1985-2006; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II ISOPROTEINS was indexed under APOLIPOPROTEINS A 1983-2006 ,use APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II (NM) to search APOLIPOPROTEIN A-II 1980-91
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