FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term sterol transport ID (Ontology) GO:0015918 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The directed movement of sterols into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some 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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     involved_in | sterol transport
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 |__lipid transport_____________________
 |__organic hydroxy compound transport__|
lipid localization                      |
 |__lipid transport_____________________|
                                        sterol transport  17 rec.
                                         |__cholesterol transport 13 rec.
                                         |   |__cholesterol efflux(+) 2 rec.
                                         |   |__cholesterol import(+)
                                         |   |__cholesterol transport involved in cholesterol storage
                                         |   |__intracellular cholesterol transport(+) 8 rec.
                                         |   |__regulation of cholesterol transport(+) 2 rec.
                                         |   |__reverse cholesterol transport(+) 1 rec.
                                         |__intermembrane sterol transfer
                                         |__intracellular sterol transport 10 rec.
                                         |   |__intracellular cholesterol transport(+) 8 rec.
                                         |   |__regulation of intracellular sterol transport(+)
                                         |__regulation of sterol transport 2 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of sterol transport(+)
                                         |   |__positive regulation of sterol transport(+) 1 rec.
                                         |   |__regulation of cholesterol transport(+) 2 rec.
                                         |   |__regulation of intracellular sterol transport(+)
                                         |   |__regulation of sterol import(+)
                                         |__sterol import
                                         |   |__regulation of sterol import(+)
                                         |__sterol transmembrane transport
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organic hydroxy compound transport
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