| Primary Identifier | MGI:2156764 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 18 | NCBI Gene Number | 170459 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable cholesterol binding activity and cholesterol transfer activity. Predicted to be involved in cholesterol transport and positive regulation of steroid metabolic process. Located in cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in gut and urinary system. Orthologous to human STARD4 (StAR related lipid transfer domain containing 4). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased liver weight, body weight, and body length. Female mice homozygous for this allele exhibit decreased circulating cholesterol when fed a low cholesterol diet and altered bile composition when fed standard chow. [provided by MGI curators] |
Features --> Cross References
Canonical gene --> CDSs in specific strains.
Canonical gene --> Exons in specific strains
Canonical gene --> Strain-specific IDs, biotypes, and locations
Canonical gene --> Transcripts in specific strains.
Features --> Overlapping features
