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Gene information for STAR (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID6770
Official gene symbolSTAR
Full namesteroidogenic acute regulatory protein
Aliases,STARD1,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene plays a key role in the acute regulation of steroid hormone synthesis by enhancing the conversion of cholesterol into pregnenolone. This protein permits the cleavage of cholesterol into pregnenolone by mediating the transport of cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner mitochondrial membrane. Mutations in this gene are a cause of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia (CLAH), also called lipoid CAH. A pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 13. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8p11.2
Gene position38008600 - 38000218  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size8383 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600617