intermembrane lipid transfer GO_0120009
intermembrane lipid transfer
ID: GO_0120009
Class
The transport of lipids between membranes in which a lipid molecule is transported through an aqueous phase from the outer leaflet of a donor membrane to the outer leaflet of an acceptor membrane. This process does not require metabolic energy and can be either spontaneous or mediated by lipid transfer proteins (LTPs).
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