STARD4

STARD4
Identifiers
Aliases	STARD4, StAR related lipid transfer domain containing 4
External IDs	OMIM: 607049; MGI: 2156764; HomoloGene: 15874; GeneCards: STARD4; OMA:STARD4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 5 (human)
End	111,512,590 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End	33,346,915 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of ileum; ; jejunal mucosa; ; duodenum; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; rectum; ; right lung; ; appendix; ; islet of Langerhans; ; upper lobe of left lung; ; pancreatic ductal cell;
	Top expressed in
	crypt of lieberkuhn of small intestine; ; epithelium of small intestine; ; left colon; ; ileum; ; intestinal villus; ; jejunum; ; migratory enteric neural crest cell; ; left lung lobe; ; pineal gland; ; left lobe of liver;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	lipid binding; cholesterol binding; cholesterol transfer activity;
Cellular component	mitochondrion; cytoplasmic vesicle;
Biological process	lipid transport; positive regulation of cholesterol esterification; cholesterol import; positive regulation of bile acid biosynthetic process; cholesterol transport involved in cholesterol storage; intracellular cholesterol transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	134429
	170459
	ENSG00000164211
	ENSMUSG00000024378
	Q96DR4
	Q99JV5
NM_001308056; NM_001308057; NM_001308058; NM_001308059; NM_001308060;
	NM_001308061; NM_139164
	NM_133774; NM_001347624; NM_180986
NP_001294985; NP_001294986; NP_001294987; NP_001294988; NP_001294989;
	NP_001294990; NP_631903
	NP_001334553; NP_598535
	Wikidata
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StAR-related lipid transfer protein 4 (STARD4) is a soluble protein involved in cholesterol transport. It can transfer up to 7 sterol molecules per minute between artificial membranes.