| Entrez gene ID | | 706 |
| Official gene symbol | | TSPO |
| Full name | | translocator protein (18kDa) |
| Aliases | | ,BPBS,BZRP,DBI,IBP,MBR,PBR,PBS,PKBS,PTBR,mDRC,pk18, |
| Gene summary | | Present 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] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 22 Locus: 22q13.31 |
| Gene position | | 43547535 - 43559248 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 11714 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 109610 |
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