Participates in the reverse transport of cholesterol from tissues to the liver for excretion by promoting cholesterol efflux from tissues and by acting as a cofactor for the lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT). As part of the SPAP complex, activates spermatozoa motility.
Characterization and amino-terminal sequence of apolipoprotein AI from plasma high density lipoproteins in the preruminant calf, Bos spp.Auboiron S., Sparrow D.A., Beaubatie L., Bauchart D., Sparrow J.T., Laplaud M.P., Chapman J.M.Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 166:833-839(1990)
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