STARD3NL, Official Symbol STARD3NLprovided by HGNC Official Full Name STARD3 N-terminal likeprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19169 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000010270 MIM:611759; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19169 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MENTHO Summary This gene encodes a late-endosomal protein that contains a conserved MENTAL (MLN64 N-terminal) domain. The encoded protein binds cholesterol molecules and may play a role in endosomal cholesterol transport through interactions with metastatic lymph node protein 64 (MLN64). [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in prostate (RPKM 17.0), placenta (RPKM 15.5) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all