GenTIGSA Gene Database on Rare Genetic Disorders

Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR) Associated conditions:  1. Congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia due to STAR deficency 
mRNA Information: Transcript Variants and Protein Isoforms
SNo. Status mRNA accession Protein accession Genomic DNA accession (Chromosome) mRNA location on genomic DNA Assembly UniProtkb ID
1 REVIEWED NM_000349.3 NP_000340.2 NC_000008.11 (38142699..38150951, complement) Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly Q6IBK0

Transcript variants arise from alternative splicing during gene expression, producing multiple mRNA transcripts from a single gene, each encoding distinct protein isoforms.

PubMed Links for Transcript Variants (Isoforms)
Link 1145 reference articles

Variant Information Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STARMutation Visualization Dashboard: Pathogenic variant distribution chart
ClinVar variants:Revealing mutagenic patterns

GO Term of Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR)
SNo. Reported in speceis Evidence Qualifier GO term Category Pubmed Link
1Homo sapiensIPIenablesprotein bindingFunction25416956 25910212 26871637 
32296183 32814053 
2Homo sapiensTASlocated_inmitochondrial intermembrane spaceComponent
3Homo sapiensIBAinvolved_insteroid biosynthetic processProcess21873635 
4Homo sapiensIEAinvolved_incholesterol metabolic processProcess
5Homo sapiensIEAinvolved_inglucocorticoid metabolic processProcess
6Homo sapiensIBAenablescholesterol bindingFunction21873635 
7Homo sapiensIDAenablescholesterol bindingFunction18403318 
8Homo sapiensIBAinvolved_inintracellular cholesterol transportProcess21873635 
9Homo sapiensIEAinvolved_incellular lipid metabolic processProcess
10Homo sapiensIBAinvolved_inregulation of steroid biosynthetic processProcess21873635 
11Homo sapiensIDAinvolved_inpositive regulation of bile acid biosynthetic processProcess18403318 
12Homo sapiensIEAinvolved_inintermembrane lipid transferProcess
13Homo sapiensIEAenablescholesterol transfer activityFunction