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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
STAR
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

3P0L

Identifiers
AliasesSTAR, STARD1, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
External IDsOMIM: 600617; MGI: 102760; HomoloGene: 297; GeneCards: STAR; OMA:STAR - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 8 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 8 (human)
Chromosome 8 (human)Genomic location for STARGenomic location for STAR
Band8p11.23Start38,142,700 bp
End38,150,992 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 8 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 8 (mouse)
Chromosome 8 (mouse)Genomic location for STARGenomic location for STAR
Band8 A2|8 14.17 cMStart26,296,583 bp
End26,306,010 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • right adrenal gland

  • right adrenal cortex

  • left adrenal gland

  • left adrenal cortex

  • left ovary

  • right ovary

  • right testis

  • left testis

  • testicle

  • left uterine tube
Top expressed in
  • adrenal gland

  • Gonadal ridge

  • placenta

  • spermatocyte

  • testicle

  • decidua

  • adrenal medulla

  • aortic valve

  • spleen

  • ascending aorta
More reference expression data
BioGPS
n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

6770

20845

Ensembl

ENSG00000147465

ENSMUSG00000031574

UniProt

P49675

P51557

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000349
NM_001007243

NM_011485

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000340

NP_035615

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 38.14 – 38.15 MbChr 8: 26.3 – 26.31 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the STAR gene.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene plays a key role in the acute regulation of steroid hormone synthesis by enhancing the conversion of cholesterol into pregnenolone. This protein permits the cleavage of cholesterol into pregnenolone by mediating the transport of cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner mitochondrial membrane. Mutations in this gene are a cause of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia (CLAH), also called lipoid CAH. A pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 13. .

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000147465Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031574Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein". Retrieved 2018-06-24.

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