| Gene Symbol |
PCTP
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| Entrez Gene |
58488
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| Alt Symbol |
PC-TP, STARD2
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
phosphatidylcholine transfer protein
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| Other Description |
START domain-containing protein 2|StAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 2|stAR-related lipid transfer protein 2
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| Swissprots |
Q9BSC9 Q9UIT3 Q9UKW7 Q9UKL6
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| Accessions |
AAF08347 EAW94533 EAW94534 EAW94535 EAW94536 Q9UKL6 AF087857 AAP97167 AF114430 AAF08345 AF151638 AAF02536 AK024667 AK058120 AK314509 BAG37109 BC005112 AAH05112 BC012084 AAH12084 BM153142 BM549250 BX648199 JF432438 ADZ15655 XM_005257549 XP_005257606 XM_005257550 XP_005257607 XM_005257551 XP_005257608 XM_011525089 XP_011523391 XR_243677 NM_001102402 NP_001095872 NM_021213 NP_067036
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| Function |
Catalyzes the transfer of phosphatidylcholine between membranes. Binds a single lipid molecule. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12055623}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53808}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Highest expression in liver, placenta, testis, kidney and heart. Low levels in brain and lung. No expression detected in thymus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10542325}.
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