GLTP is a cytosolic protein that catalyses the intermembrane transfer of glycolipids [1][2].

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3: The liganding of glycolipid transfer protein is controlled by glycolipid acyl structure. Malinina L, Malakhova ML, Kanack AT, Lu M, Abagyan R, Brown RE, Patel DJ; PLoS Biol. 2006;4:e362. PMID:17105344

4: Structural basis for glycosphingolipid transfer specificity. Malinina L, Malakhova ML, Teplov A, Brown RE, Patel DJ; Nature. 2004;430:1048-1053. PMID:15329726

5: Glycolipid transfer protein interaction with bilayer vesicles: modulation by changing lipid composition. Rao CS, Chung T, Pike HM, Brown RE; Biophys J. 2005;89:4017-4028. PMID:16169991