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Protein Domain : Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein

Primary Identifier  IPR029866 Type  Family
Short Name  StAR
description  Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) facilitates the biosynthesis of steroid hormones by regulating the transfer of cholesterol from the outer to the inner mitochondrial membrane []. Mitochondrial fusion and ERK phosphorylation can direct StAR to the outer mitochondrial membrane to achieve a large number of steroid molecules per unit of StAR [, ].

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