ATTP antibody, AVED antibody, TTP1 antibody, alphaTTP antibody, TTP antibody, alpha-TTP antibody, alpha tocopherol transfer protein antibody, tocopherol (alpha) transfer protein (ataxia (Friedreich-like) with vitamin E deficiency) antibody, tocopherol (alpha) transfer protein antibody, TTPA antibody, ttpa antibody, Ttpa antibody
背景
This gene encodes a soluble protein that binds alpha-trocopherol, a form of vitamin E, with high selectivity and affinity. This protein plays an important role in regulating vitamin E levels in the body by transporting vitamin E between membrane vesicles and facilitating the secretion of vitamin E from hepatocytes to circulating lipoproteins. Mutations in this gene cause hereditary vitamin E deficiency (ataxia with vitamin E deficiency, AVED) and retinitis pigmentosa.