OSBP, Official Symbol OSBPprovided by HGNC Official Full Name oxysterol binding proteinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:8503 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000110048 MIM:167040; AllianceGenome:HGNC:8503 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 OSBP1 Summary Oxysterol binding protein is an intracellular protein that is believed to transport sterols from lysosomes to the nucleus where the sterol down-regulates the genes for the LDL receptor, HMG-CoA reductase, and HMG synthetase [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in adrenal (RPKM 22.9), kidney (RPKM 22.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all