wˌaɪl sənt ˌeɪˈɑːɹ mˈeɪ bˈaɪnd kəlˈɛstɚɹˌɑːl ɪtsˈɛlf, ðɪ ɛɡzˈoːɹbɪtənt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kəlˈɛstɚɹˌɑːl mˈɑːlɪkjˌuːlz ðætðə pɹˈoʊtiːn tɹˈænsfɜːz wʊd ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ðˌɐɾɪt wʊdhˌævtʊ ˈækt æz ɐ kəlˈɛstɚɹˌɑːl tʃˈænəl ɪnstˈɛd əvə ʃˈʌɾəl.
While StAR may bind cholesterol itself, the exorbitant number of cholesterol molecules that the protein transfers would indicate that it would have to act as a cholesterol channel instead of a shuttle.