STAR (gene)

STAR
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	3P0L
Identifiers
Aliases	STAR, STARD1, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
External IDs	OMIM: 600617; MGI: 102760; HomoloGene: 297; GeneCards: STAR; OMA:STAR - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (human)
End	38,150,992 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End	26,306,010 bp
RNA expression pattern
	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
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; cholesterol transfer activity; lipid binding; cholesterol binding;
Cellular component	cytosol; mitochondrial intermembrane space; soma; mitochondrial crista; neuron projection; mitochondrion;
Biological process	negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process; cellular response to transforming growth factor beta stimulus; estrogen biosynthetic process; response to ionizing radiation; response to fungicide; cellular response to gonadotropin stimulus; phenol-containing compound metabolic process; male gonad development; phthalate metabolic process; biphenyl metabolic process; cellular response to luteinizing hormone stimulus; cellular response to growth hormone stimulus; lipid transport; cellular lipid metabolic process; response to organic cyclic compound; cellular response to follicle-stimulating hormone stimulus; circadian sleep/wake cycle, REM sleep; response to nutrient; insecticide metabolic process; glucocorticoid metabolic process; diterpenoid metabolic process; response to corticosterone; response to antibiotic; response to steroid hormone; cellular response to organic cyclic compound; response to nicotine; regulation of steroid biosynthetic process; response to peptide hormone; cholesterol metabolic process; cellular response to alkaloid; cellular response to cadmium ion; cellular response to fibroblast growth factor stimulus; response to activity; response to organic substance; response to gonadotropin; cellular response to dexamethasone stimulus; response to estrogen; cellular response to epinephrine stimulus; C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process; positive regulation of neurogenesis; brain development; positive regulation of gene expression; cellular response to metal ion; intracellular cholesterol transport; response to nutrient levels; response to lead ion; dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process; circadian rhythm; cellular response to interferon-alpha; cellular response to insulin stimulus; cellular response to interferon-gamma; cellular response to antibiotic; regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity; response to insecticide; response to ethanol; response to leptin; bile acid biosynthetic process; cellular response to lipopolysaccharide; response to toxic substance; response to herbicide; response to hydrogen peroxide; testosterone biosynthetic process; cellular response to cAMP; cellular response to glucose stimulus; steroid biosynthetic process; organic acid metabolic process; positive regulation of bile acid biosynthetic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6770
	20845
	ENSG00000147465
	ENSMUSG00000031574
	P49675
	P51557
	NM_000349; NM_001007243
	NM_011485
	NP_000340
	NP_035615
	Wikidata
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Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the STAR gene.