Gene Information
Gene NamePCTP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length214
Protein NamesPhosphatidylcholine transfer protein (PC-TP) (START domain-containing protein 2) (StARD2) (StAR-related lipid transfer protein 2)
Target Namephosphatidylcholine transfer protein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000141179 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9UKL6
Gene CardPCTP
Uniprot IDQ9UKL6
PfamPF01852
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.634628964)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PCTP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PCTP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PCTP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pctp ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pctp ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PCTP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSTARD7, STARD10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighest expression in liver, placenta, testis, kidney and heart. Low levels in brain and lung. No expression detected in thymus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10542325}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1LN1  (X-ray  2.40A  1LN2  (X-ray  2.90A  1LN3  (X-ray  2.90A 
DBSNP rs12941739 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53808}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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