Mediates in vitro the transfer of all common phospholipids, cholesterol and gangliosides between membranes. May play a role in regulating steroidogenesis.
Stromal derived factors (SDFs) are a loosely defined group of molecules that are generated by stromal cells. Two of the stromal derived factors, SDF-1 and SDF-4 belong to the chemokine family. Other SDFs, such as SDF-2 and SDF-5 are not well defined and their biological functions are less known. SDF-2 is first isolated from themousestromal cell lineST2 as asecretory protein. The amino acid sequence deduced from themurineclone and thehumanhomologare conserved more than 92 %, and the aa sequence of SDF-2 shows similarity to those ofyeastdolichyl phosphate-D-mannose, protein mannosyltransferases. SDF-1 and its receptor are strongly indicated in the progression of various cancers including breast cancer. SDF-2, SDF2-L1, SDF-4, and SDF-5 are ubiquitously expressed in various cancer cell lines and SDF-2, SDF-4 and SDF-5 are expressed in mammary tissues. These SDFs have prognostic value and warrant further investigation in their biological functions and clinical value.
Flavoprotein (FP) subunit of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) that is involved in complex II of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and is responsible for transferring electrons from succinate to ubiquinone.Defects in SDHA are a cause of mitochondrial complex II deficiency (MT-C2D). A disorder of the mitochondrial respiratory chain with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Clinical features include psychomotor regression in infants, poor growth with lack of speech development, severe spastic quadriplegia, dystonia, progressive leukoencephalopathy, muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, cardiomyopathy. Some patients manifest Leigh syndrome or Kearns-Sayre syndrome.
This gene encodes one of three enzymes that are involved in metabolizing serine and glycine. L-serine dehydratase converts L-serine to pyruvate and ammonia and requires pyridoxal phosphate as a cofactor. The encoded protein can also metabolize threonine to NH4+ and 2-ketobutyrate. The encoded protein is found predominantly in the liver.
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