Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) acts on the outside of mitochondria to stimulate steroidogenesis
Arakane F, Kallen C, Watari H, Stayrook S, Lewis M, Strauss J. Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) acts on the outside of mitochondria to stimulate steroidogenesis. Endocrine Research 1998, 24: 463-468. PMID: 9888526, DOI: 10.3109/07435809809032634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleCorpus LuteumCOS CellsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansIntracellular MembranesMitochondriaPhosphoproteinsPregnenoloneRecombinant ProteinsSequence Tagged SitesConceptsCOS-1 cellsMitochondrial targeting sequenceWild-type StARSteroidogenic acute regulatory proteinHis-tagMitochondrial membraneIsolated mitochondriaN-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequenceTarget sequenceCOS-1Regulatory proteinsCytoplasm of transfected COS-1 cellsCholesterol side-chain cleavage systemLipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasiaSide-chain cleavage systemLocalized to mitochondriaInner mitochondrial membraneHis-tagged proteinsDelivery of cholesterolMitochondrial importPoint mutantsN-terminalStAR proteinCleavage systemE. coli