, ▁probably ▁playing ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁reg ulating ▁L PS - dependent ▁mon ocy te ▁responses . ▁Studies ▁in ▁m ice ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁encoded ▁protein ▁is ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁rapid ▁ac ute - phase ▁response ▁to ▁L PS ▁but ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁clear ance ▁of ▁L PS ▁from ▁circul ation . ▁This ▁protein ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁struct ur ally ▁and ▁function ally ▁related ▁prote ins , ▁including ▁B PI , ▁pl asma ▁ch ol est ery l ▁est er ▁transfer ▁protein ▁( C ET P ), ▁and ▁ph osph ol ip id ▁transfer ▁protein ▁( PL TP ). ▁Finally , ▁this ▁gene ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁chrom os ome ▁ 2 0 , ▁immediately ▁down stream ▁of ▁the ▁B PI ▁gene . ▁ ▁Inter actions ▁Lip opol ys ac char ide - binding ▁protein ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁CD 1 4 , ▁T LR 2 , ▁T LR 4 ▁and ▁the ▁co - re ceptor ▁MD - 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ac ute ▁phase ▁prote ins <0x0A> </s> ▁Ara - K ire t ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁rural ▁local ity ▁( a ▁sel o ) ▁in ▁B ich ur sky ▁District , ▁Republic ▁of ▁B ury atia , ▁Russia . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 6 3 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 ▁streets . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities ▁in ▁B ury atia ▁Category : R ural ▁local ities