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UniProt functional annotation for P70114 | ||
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| UniProt code: P70114. |
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| Organism: | |
Mesocricetus auratus (Golden hamster). |
| Taxonomy: | |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Cricetidae; Cricetinae; Mesocricetus. |
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| Function: | |
Plays a key role in steroid hormone synthesis by enhancing the metabolism of cholesterol into pregnenolone. Mediates the transfer of cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner mitochondrial membrane where it is cleaved to pregnenolone (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. |
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| Pathway: | |
Steroid metabolism; cholesterol metabolism. |
| Subunit: | |
May interact with TSPO. {ECO:0000250}. |
| Subcellular location: | |
Mitochondrion. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.