Gene Information
Gene NameCETP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length493
Protein NamesCholesteryl ester transfer protein (Lipid transfer protein I)
Target Namecholesteryl ester transfer protein
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000087237 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP11597
Gene CardCETP
Uniprot IDP11597
PfamPF01273; PF02886
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.553507864)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CETP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CETP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CETP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CETP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBPI, PLTP, LBP, BPIFC, BPIFB2, BPIFB6, BPIFB4, BPIFB3, BPIFA2, BPIFA1, BPIFA3, BPIFB1
Tissuelymph.node, spleen, adipose.tissue
Tissue SpecificityExpressed by the liver and secreted in plasma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3281933}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2OBD  (X-ray  2.10A  4EWS  (X-ray  2.59A  4F2A  (X-ray  3.11A 
DBSNP rs34065661  rs34716057  rs142459781  rs5881  rs34855278  rs5880  rs5882  rs2228667  rs2303790  rs1800777  rs5887 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24293641, ECO:0000269|PubMed:3281933}. Note=Secreted in plasma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3281933}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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