LBP Proteins and Enzymes

Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), a 58kDa glycoprotein synthesized in hepatocytes, belongs to a family of lipid-binding proteins that includes bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI), phospholipid ester transfer protein (PLTP), and cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP). LBP binds to the lipidA portion of lipopolysaccharide (L...