GPIHBP1

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored high density lipoprotein binding protein 1 (GPI-HBP1) also known as high density lipoprotein-binding protein 1 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the GPIHBP1 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
Dietary fats are packaged by intestine into is_associated_with::triglyceride-rich is_associated_with::lipoproteins called is_associated_with::chylomicrons. The triglycerides in chylomicrons are hydrolyzed by is_associated_with::lipoprotein lipase (LPL) along the luminal surface of capillaries, mainly in heart, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue. GPIHBP1 is a capillary endothelial cell protein that provides a platform for LPL-mediated processing of chylomicrons.