Biological process
positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process
Any process that increases the rate, frequency, or extent of cholesterol metabolism, the chemical reactions and pathways involving cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones.
Definition from the Gene Ontology (GO:0090205), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
GO:0090205Gene Ontology
What the reference databases state
Statements
7 statements
7 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process · Sources: gene ontology
- AGT regulates positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic processProteingene ontology P01019|GO:0090205Inferred only
- AGTR1 regulates positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic processProteingene ontology P30556|GO:0090205Inferred only
- APOA1 regulates positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic processProteingene ontology P02647|GO:0090205Inferred only
- APOE regulates positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic processProteingene ontology P02649|GO:0090205Inferred only
- CES1 regulates positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic processProteingene ontology P23141|GO:0090205Inferred only
- LDLRAP1 regulates positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic processProteingene ontology Q5SW96|GO:0090205Inferred only
- STARD4 regulates positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic processProteingene ontology Q96DR4|GO:0090205Inferred only