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SREBP cleavage activating protein

SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP) is regulatory protein that is required for the proteolytic cleavage of the sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP). SCAP is an integral membrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Brown MS, Goldstein JL (1999). “A proteolytic pathway that controls the cholesterol content of membranes, cells, and blood”. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 96 (20): 11041–8. PMID 10500120.

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