STAR Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

STAR: 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. May interact with TSPO. Expressed in gonads, adrenal cortex and kidney.

Protein type: Mitochondrial; Lipid-binding; Carrier

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 8p11.2

Cellular Component: mitochondrial crista; neuron projection; cell soma; mitochondrial intermembrane space; cytosol

Molecular Function: cholesterol transporter activity; cholesterol binding

Biological Process: response to nicotine; steroid metabolic process; diterpenoid metabolic process; dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolic process; regulation of steroid biosynthetic process; estrogen biosynthetic process; biphenyl metabolic process; circadian sleep/wake cycle, REM sleep; negative regulation of neuron apoptosis; response to nutrient; response to corticosterone stimulus; response to drug; cholesterol metabolic process; bile acid biosynthetic process; positive regulation of neurogenesis; insecticide metabolic process; progesterone biosynthetic process; fractalkine metabolic process; male gonad development; phthalate metabolic process; intracellular cholesterol transport; response to herbicide; glucocorticoid metabolic process; response to ethanol; response to hydrogen peroxide; cellular response to insulin stimulus; response to estrogen stimulus; response to lead ion; C21-steroid hormone biosynthetic process; brain development; response to activity; response to ionizing radiation; steroid biosynthetic process; regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity; phenol metabolic process

Disease: Lipoid Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia