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Facts about StAR-related lipid transfer protein 8.
Accelerates GTPase activity of RHOA and CDC42, but not RAC1.
Stimulates the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5- bisphosphate by PLCD1..
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | STARD8 |
| Uniprot: | Q92502 |
| Entrez: | 9754 |

| Belongs to: |
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| No superfamily |

ARHGAP38; Deleted in liver cancer 3 protein; DKFZp686H1668; DLC3DLC-3; KIAA0189stAR-related lipid transfer protein 8; StARD8; StAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 8; START domain containing 8; START domain-containing protein 8; STARTGAP3; START-GAP3
Mass (kDA):
112.601 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Xq13.1 |
| Sequence: | X; NC_000023.11 (68647669..68725842) |
Widely expressed with highest levels in kidney, lung and placenta.
Cell junction, focal adhesion.




PMID: 17976533 by Kawai K., et al. START-GAP3/DLC3 is a GAP for RhoA and Cdc42 and is localized in focal adhesions regulating cell morphology.
PMID: 17297465 by Durkin M.E., et al. Deleted in liver cancer 3 (DLC-3), a novel Rho GTPase-activating protein, is downregulated in cancer and inhibits tumor cell growth.