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Gene information for STARD6 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID147323
Official gene symbolSTARD6
Full nameStAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 6
Aliases,-,
Gene summaryCholesterol homeostasis is regulated, at least in part, by sterol regulatory element (SRE)-binding proteins (e.g., SREBP1; MIM 184756) and by liver X receptors (e.g., LXRA; MIM 602423). Upon sterol depletion, LXRs are inactive and SREBPs are cleaved, after which they bind promoter SREs and activate genes involved in cholesterol biosynthesis and uptake. Sterol transport is mediated by vesicles or by soluble protein carriers, such as steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR; MIM 600617). STAR is homologous to a family of proteins containing a 200- to 210-amino acid STAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain, including STARD6 (Soccio et al., 2002 [PubMed 12011452]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 18   Locus: 18q21.2
Gene position51880943 - 51851062  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size29882 bp
Gene sequence