APOO, Official Symbol APOOprovided by HGNC Official Full Name apolipoprotein Oprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:28727 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000184831 MIM:300753; AllianceGenome:HGNC:28727 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MIC26; Mic23; My025; FAM121B; MICOS26 Summary This gene is a member of the apolipoprotein family. Members of this protein family are involved in the transport and metabolism of lipids. The encoded protein associates with HDL, LDL and VLDL lipoproteins and is characterized by chondroitin-sulfate glycosylation. This protein may be involved in preventing lipid accumulation in the myocardium in obese and diabetic patients. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Pseudogenes of this gene are found on chromosomes 3, 4, 5, 12 and 16.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009] Expression Ubiquitous expression in heart (RPKM 9.7), brain (RPKM 7.6) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all