| Gene Symbol | STAR |
| Full Name | Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein |
| Aliases | StAR, START1, STARD1 |
| Chromosome | 8p11.23 |
| Function | Cholesterol accumulates at mitochondria-ER contact sites |
| Primary Expression | Brain (neurons, glia), adrenal gland, gonads |
| Amino Acids | 285 aa |
| Pathways | Angiogenesis, Apoptosis, Mtor, Pi3K/Akt, Synaptic Plasticity |
| UniProt ID | P49675 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 6779 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000147548 |
| GeneCards | STAR |
| Human Protein Atlas | STAR |
| Associated Diseases | Aging, Als, Alzheimer, Cancer, Inflammation, Neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | GAIN, CAT, GPX1, CHR2, Mek, AKT |
| KG Connections | 179 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |