phosphatidylcholine transfer protein; PC-TP; START domain-containing protein 2; StARD2; StAR-related lipid transfer protein 2 (PCTP, STARD2)

Function

• catalyzes transfer of phosphatidylcholine between membranes
• binds a single lipid molecule
• interacts with ACOT13/THEM2 (putative)

Structure

contains 1 START domain

Compartment

cytoplasm (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• highest expression in liver, placenta, testis, kidney & heart
• low levels in brain & lung
• no expression in thymus

More general terms

• phospholipid transfer protein; lipid transfer protein II (PLTP)

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=58488
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:58488
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606055
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9UKL6.html