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GO:0015918 sterol transport

The directed movement of sterols into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.

Term Information

ID GO:0015918
Name sterol transport
Ontology Biological Process
Definition The directed movement of sterols into, out of, within or between cells by means of some external agent such as a transporter or pore. Sterols are steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups and a hydrocarbon side-chain in the molecule.
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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0051179 localization
GO:0051234 establishment of localization
GO:0033036 macromolecule localization
GO:0006810 transport
GO:0010876 lipid localization
GO:0006869 lipid transport
GO:0015918 sterol transport

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Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0030301 cholesterol transport
R GO:0032371 regulation of sterol transport
NR GO:0032372 negative regulation of sterol transport
PR GO:0032373 positive regulation of sterol transport
I GO:0032366 intracellular sterol transport
I GO:0060752 intestinal phytosterol absorption

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