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Gene information for TSPO (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID706
Official gene symbolTSPO
Full nametranslocator protein (18kDa)
Aliases,BPBS,BZRP,DBI,IBP,MBR,PBR,PBS,PKBS,PTBR,mDRC,pk18,
Gene summaryPresent mainly in the mitochondrial compartment of peripheral tissues, the protein encoded by this gene interacts with some benzodiazepines and has different affinities than its endogenous counterpart. The protein is a key factor in the flow of cholesterol into mitochondria to permit the initiation of steroid hormone synthesis. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 22   Locus: 22q13.31
Gene position43547535 - 43559248  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size11714 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID109610