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Gene information for OSBP2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID23762
Official gene symbolOSBP2
Full nameoxysterol binding protein 2
Aliases,ORP-4,ORP4,OSBPL1,OSBPL4,
Gene summaryOxysterols are byproducts of cholesterol that can have cytotoxic effects on many cell types. The membrane-bound protein encoded by this gene contains a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain and an oxysterol-binding region. It binds oxysterols such as 7-ketocholesterol and may inhibit their cytotoxicity. Alternate transcriptional splice variants have been observed but have not been fully characterized. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 22   Locus: 22q12.2
Gene position31090793 - 31303811  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size213019 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID606729