| Modification Notes |
The StARD (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing) family of proteins is comprised of fifteen different members. All members contain the characteristic START domain and are believed to play key roles in the metabolism and transport of lipids. The StARD proteins are grouped into six subfamilies based on their START domain sequences. StARD9, on its own, constitutes one of the six subfamilies. StARD9 is a very large (4,614 amino acids long) protein that contains one FHA domain, one kinesin-motor domain and one START domain. It is predominantly expressed in muscle, pancreas, prostate, lung and the central nervous system. Three different StARD9 isoforms exist due to alternative splicing events. |