Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP02131
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, mitochondrial
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name STAR
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in cholesterol binding
Specific Function Plays a key role in steroid hormone synthesis by enhancing the metabolism of cholesterol into pregnenolone. Mediates the transfer of cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner mitochondrial membrane where it is cleaved to pregnenolone (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Cholesterol metabolism
  • Steroid metabolism
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 27
Locus Not Available
SNPs STAR
Gene Sequence
>858 bp
ATGCTGCTCGCGACGTTTAAGCTGTGTGCCGGAAGCTCCTACAGACATGTGCGCAGCATG
AAGGGGCTGCAGCAGCAGGCTGTGCTGGCCATCGGCCAGGAGCTGAACCGGAGGGCCCTA
GGGGGCCCGGCCCCAGCTGCGTGGATTAACCAGGTTCGGCGTCGCGGCTCTCTCCTAGGT
TCTCAGCTGGAAGACCCTCTCTACAGCGACCAAGAGCTGGCCCATATCCAGCAGGGAGAG
GAGGCCATGCAGTGGGCCCTGGGCATCCTCAAAGACCAGGAGGGCTGGAAGAAGGAGAGC
CGGCAGGCCAATGGGGACGAGGTGCTGAGTAAAGTGATCCCTGACGTGGGCAAGGTGTTC
CGGTTGGAGGTGGTGGTGGACCAGCCCATGGAGAGGCTTTATGAAGAGCTTGTGGAGCGC
ATGGAGGCCATGGGCGAGTGGAATCCCAATGTCAAGGAGATCAAGGTCCTGCAGAAGATT
GGAAAAGACACGGTCATCACTCACGAGTTGGCTGCAGAGGCGGCAGGAAACCTCGTGGGG
CCCCGAGACTTTGTGAGCGTACGCTGTACCAAGCGCCGGGGCTCCATGTGTGTGCTGGCT
GGCATGGCCACACTCTATGAGGAGATGCCCCAGCAGAAGGGTGTCATCAGAGCGGAGCAC
GGCCCCACCTGCATGGTGCTCCGCCCCTTGGCTGGAAGTCCCTCAAGGACCAAACTCACC
TGGCTGCTCAGCATTGACCTCAAGGGATGGCTGCCGAAGACCATCATCAACCAGGTCCTC
TCGCAGACCCAGGTGGATTTTGCCAATCACCTGCGCAAGCGCCTGGAGTCCTGCCCTGCT
CTTGAAGCTAGGTGTTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 285
Molecular Weight 31871.0
Theoretical pI 9.02
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 11-32
  • 65-85
  • 91-111
  • 119-142
  • 154-174
  • 184-204
  • 270-290
  • 305-325
  • 332-352
  • 364-389
  • 400-420
  • 430-450
Protein Sequence
>Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, mitochondrial
MLLATFKLCAGSSYRHVRSMKGLQQQAVLAIGQELNRRALGGPAPAAWINQVRRRGSLLG
SQLEDPLYSDQELAYIQQGEEAMQRALGILKDQEGWKKESRQANGDEVLSKVIPDVGKVF
RLEVVVDQPMERLYEELVERMEAMGEWNPNVKEIKVLQKIGKDTVITHELAAEVAGNLVG
PRDFVSVRCTKRRGSMCVLAGMATLYEEMPQQKGVIRAEHGPTCMVLRPLAGSPSRTKLT
WLLSIDLKGWLPKTIINQVLSQTQVDFANHLRKRLESCPALEARC
GenBank ID Protein CAA76717.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q28918
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name STAR_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID Y17259
GeneCard ID STAR
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available