Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP01500
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Translocator protein
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name TSPO
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Signal transduction mechanisms
Specific Function Promotes the transport of cholesterol across mitochondrial membranes and may play a role in lipid metabolism, but its precise physiological role is controversial. It is apparently not required for steroid hormone biosynthesis. Can bind protoporphyrin IX and may play a role in the transport of porphyrins and heme (By similarity). Was initially identified as peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor; can also bind isoquinoline carboxamides (PubMed:1649835).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 5
Locus Not Available
SNPs TSPO
Gene Sequence
>510 bp
ATGGCCCCACCCTGGGTGCCTGCCGTGGGCTTCACGCTGTTGCCCAGTCTGGGGGGCTTC
CTGGGTGCCCAGTACACCCGCGGAGAGGGTTTCCGCTGGTACGCCAGCCTGCAGAAGCCC
CCGTGGCACCCGCCCCGCTGGATTCTGGCTCCCATCTGGGGCACACTCTACTCGGCCATG
GGGTATGGTTCCTACATGATCTGGAAAGAGCTGGGGGGCTTCTCGAAGGAGGCGGTGGTT
CCCCTGGGCCTCTACGCTGGGCAGCTGGCTCTGAACTGGGCATGGCCTCCCCTCTTCTTC
GGCACTCGACAAATGGGCTGGGCCTTGGTGGATCTCCTGCTGACTGGCGGCATGGCAGCA
GCCACGGCCATGGCCTGGCACCAGGTGAGCCCGCCGGCTGCCTGCCTGCTGTACCCGTAC
CTGGCCTGGCTGGCCTTTGCCGGCATGCTCAACTACCGCATGTGGCAGGACAACCAGGTC
CGGAGGAGTGGCCGGCGGCTCTCGGAATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 169
Molecular Weight 18927.0
Theoretical pI 9.94
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 6-26
  • 47-67
  • 80-100
  • 106-126
  • 135-155
Protein Sequence
>Translocator protein
MAPPWVPAVGFTLLPSLGGFLGAQYTRGEGFRWYASLQKPPWHPPRWILAPIWGTLYSAM
GYGSYMIWKELGGFSKEAVVPLGLYAGQLALNWAWPPLFFGTRQMGWALVDLLLTGGMAA
ATAMAWHQVSPPAACLLYPYLAWLAFAGMLNYRMWQDNQVRRSGRRLSE
GenBank ID Protein AAA30686.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P30535
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name TSPO_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID M64520
GeneCard ID TSPO
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available