lipid metabolic pathway lipoprotein metabolic pathway PW:0000482 Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance Those metabolic reactions involved in the synthesis, utilization and/or degradation of lipoproteins - any of the protein-lipid complexes. In the blood, lipoproteins carry fats essential for the cell. Genetic variability and environmental (nongenetic) factors contribute to alterations in the homeostasis of lipid metabolic pathways and constitute cardiovascular disease risk. lipoprotein metabolic process pathway