Gene: TSPO

Alternate names for this Gene: BPBS|BZRP|DBI|IBP|MBR|PBR|PBS|PKBS|PTBR|mDRC|pk18

Gene Summary: Present mainly in the mitochondrial compartment of peripheral tissues, the protein encoded by this gene interacts with some benzodiazepines and has different affinities than its endogenous counterpart. The protein is a key factor in the flow of cholesterol into mitochondria to permit the initiation of steroid hormone synthesis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been reported; one of the variants lacks an internal exon and is considered non-coding, and the other variants encode the same protein.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 22

Location in Chromosome : 22q13.2

Description of this Gene: translocator protein

Type of Gene: protein-coding