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SCP2 sterol carrier protein 2 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 6342, updated on 3-Nov-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
SCP2provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
sterol carrier protein 2provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:10606
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000116171 MIM:184755; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10606
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
NLTP; SCOX; SCPX; SCP-2; SCP-X; NSL-TP; SCP-CHI
Summary
This gene encodes two proteins: sterol carrier protein X (SCPx) and sterol carrier protein 2 (SCP2), as a result of transcription initiation from 2 independently regulated promoters. The transcript initiated from the proximal promoter encodes the longer SCPx protein, and the transcript initiated from the distal promoter encodes the shorter SCP2 protein, with the 2 proteins sharing a common C-terminus. Evidence suggests that the SCPx protein is a peroxisome-associated thiolase that is involved in the oxidation of branched chain fatty acids, while the SCP2 protein is thought to be an intracellular lipid transfer protein. This gene is highly expressed in organs involved in lipid metabolism, and may play a role in Zellweger syndrome, in which cells are deficient in peroxisomes and have impaired bile acid synthesis. Alternative splicing of this gene produces multiple transcript variants, some encoding different isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in liver (RPKM 77.0), duodenum (RPKM 30.8) and 24 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
1p32.3
Exon count:
19
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 1 NC_000001.11 (52927276..53051698)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 1 NC_060925.1 (52808787..52933201)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 1 NC_000001.10 (53392948..53517370)

Chromosome 1 - NC_000001.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene enoyl-CoA hydratase domain containing 2 Neighboring gene translation machinery-associated protein 7-like Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53387115-53387797 Neighboring gene ATP synthase membrane subunit j pseudogene Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 901 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53393043-53393558 Neighboring gene H3 histone pseudogene 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53440527-53441028 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53441029-53441528 Neighboring gene RRAS2 pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene tubulin beta class I pseudogene 10 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 1040 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr1:53527863-53528050 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53546830-53547381 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53547382-53547932 Neighboring gene HIG1 hypoxia inducible domain family member 1A pseudogene 11 Neighboring gene podocan Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53560558-53561095 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancers GRCh37_chr1:53571119-53571620 and GRCh37_chr1:53571621-53572120 Neighboring gene solute carrier family 1 member 7 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 13647 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53576791-53577515 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105379783 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:53580852-53581834

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Clone Names

  • DKFZp686C12188, DKFZp686D11188

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables acetyl-CoA C-myristoyltransferase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables cholesterol binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables cholesterol transfer activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
enables cholesterol transfer activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables fatty-acyl-CoA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables long-chain fatty acyl-CoA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables oleic acid binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables phosphatidylcholine transfer activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables phosphatidylinositol transfer activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables propanoyl-CoA C-acyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables propionyl-CoA C2-trimethyltridecanoyltransferase activity EXP
Inferred from Experiment
more info
PubMed 
enables propionyl-CoA C2-trimethyltridecanoyltransferase activity ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
enables propionyl-CoA C2-trimethyltridecanoyltransferase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables signaling receptor binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in alpha-linolenic acid metabolic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
involved_in bile acid biosynthetic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
involved_in bile acid metabolic process ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in fatty acid beta-oxidation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in fatty acid beta-oxidation using acyl-CoA oxidase TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
involved_in inositol trisphosphate biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in intermembrane lipid transfer IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in intracellular cholesterol transport IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in lipid hydroperoxide transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in phospholipid transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in phospholipid transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of intracellular cholesterol transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of intracellular cholesterol transport NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of steroid metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in progesterone biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in protein localization to plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of phospholipid biosynthetic process ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in steroid biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in sterol transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in endoplasmic reticulum IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in endoplasmic reticulum ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in membrane HDA PubMed 
located_in mitochondrion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in mitochondrion ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in peroxisomal matrix ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in peroxisomal matrix TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
is_active_in peroxisome IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in peroxisome IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in peroxisome ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
part_of protein-containing complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
sterol carrier protein 2
Names
SCP-2/3-oxoacyl-CoA thiolase
SCP-2/thiolase
acetyl-CoA C-myristoyltransferase
epididymis secretory sperm binding protein
non-specific lipid-transfer protein
propanoyl-CoA C-acyltransferase
sterol carrier protein X
straight-chain acyl-CoA oxidase
NP_001007099.1
NP_001007100.1
NP_001007101.1
NP_001007251.1
NP_001180528.1
NP_001180529.1
NP_001180546.1
NP_001317516.1
NP_002970.2
XP_005271160.1
XP_011540237.1
XP_047283460.1
XP_047283462.1
XP_047283463.1
XP_047283464.1
XP_054194110.1
XP_054194111.1
XP_054194112.1
XP_054194113.1
XP_054194114.1
XP_054194115.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_012211.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5001..129423
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001007098.3NP_001007099.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001007099.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) has multiple differences in the coding region, compared to variant 1, one of which results in a translational frameshift. The resulting isoform (2) is shorter and has a distinct C-terminus, compared to isoform 1. It is unknown whether this isoform (2) is proteolytically processed like isoforms 1 and 5.
    Source sequence(s)
    AL445183, BC067108, DC330171
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS41338.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P22307
    Related
    ENSP00000360568.5, ENST00000371513.9
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cl27752
    Location:12317
    PRK06064; acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase; Provisional
  2. NM_001007099.3NP_001007100.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 5 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001007100.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) results from transcription initiation from a downstream promoter. This variant (3) differs in the 5' UTR, lacks a portion of the 5' coding region, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (5, also known as SCP2) has a distinct N-terminus and is shorter than isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AA664009, AB208789, AL445183, BC005911, M55421
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS44149.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P22307
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q59HG9
    Related
    ENSP00000396413.2, ENST00000435345.6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam02036
    Location:48134
    SCP2; SCP-2 sterol transfer family
  3. NM_001007100.3NP_001007101.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 4

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001007101.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) results from transcription initiation from a downstream promoter. This variant (4) differs in the 5' UTR, lacks a portion of the 5' coding region, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (4) has a distinct N-terminus and is shorter than isoform 1. It is unknown whether this isoform (4) is proteolytically processed like isoforms 1 and 5.
    Source sequence(s)
    AA664009, AB208789, AL445183, DB459183, M55421
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS44150.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P22307
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q59HG9
    Related
    ENSP00000406636.2, ENST00000430330.6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam02036
    Location:45131
    SCP2; SCP-2 sterol transfer family
  4. NM_001007250.3NP_001007251.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001007251.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (5) results from transcription initiation from a downstream promoter. This variant (5) differs in the 5' UTR, lacks a portion of the 5' coding region, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (3) has a distinct N-terminus and is shorter than isoform 1. It is unknown whether this isoform (3) is proteolytically processed like isoforms 1 and 5.
    Source sequence(s)
    AA664009, AB208789, AL445183, CA867670, M55421
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS30719.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P22307
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q59HG9
    Related
    ENSP00000386214.3, ENST00000408941.7
  5. NM_001193599.2NP_001180528.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 7

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (7) lacks an in-frame exon in the coding region, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (7) is shorter than isoform 1. It is unknown whether this isoform (7) is proteolytically processed like isoforms 1 and 5.
    Source sequence(s)
    AA664009, AB208789, AK294631, AL445183, DC330171
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS53318.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B2R761
    Related
    ENSP00000384569.2, ENST00000407246.6
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    PRK08256
    Location:12380
    PRK08256; lipid-transfer protein; Provisional
    cd00826
    Location:17379
    nondecarbox_cond_enzymes; nondecarboxylating condensing enzymes; In general, thiolases catalyze the reversible thiolytic cleavage of 3-ketoacyl-CoA into acyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA, a 2-step reaction involving a covalent intermediate formed with a catalytic cysteine. There are 2 ...
    pfam02036
    Location:428514
    SCP2; SCP-2 sterol transfer family
  6. NM_001193600.2NP_001180529.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 6

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (6) lacks an in-frame exon in the coding region, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (6) is shorter than isoform 1. It is unknown whether this isoform (6) is proteolytically processed like isoforms 1 and 5.
    Source sequence(s)
    AA664009, AB208789, AC099677, AK308105, AL445183, DC330171
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS53317.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B2R761
    Related
    ENSP00000360564.4, ENST00000371509.8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    PRK08256
    Location:12360
    PRK08256; lipid-transfer protein; Provisional
    pfam02036
    Location:408494
    SCP2; SCP-2 sterol transfer family
    cl09938
    Location:17359
    cond_enzymes; Condensing enzymes; Family of enzymes that catalyze a (decarboxylating or non-decarboxylating) Claisen-like condensation reaction. Members are share strong structural similarity, and are involved in the synthesis and degradation of fatty acids, and the ...
  7. NM_001193617.2NP_001180546.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 8

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001180546.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (8) differs in the 5' UTR, lacks a portion of the 5' coding region, and initiates translation at a downstream start codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (8) has a shorter N-terminus, compared to isoform 1. It is unknown whether this isoform (8) is proteolytically processed like isoforms 1 and 5.
    Source sequence(s)
    AA664009, AB208789, AK295214, AL445183, DC330171
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS53319.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B2R761
    Related
    ENSP00000434132.1, ENST00000528311.5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam02036
    Location:371457
    SCP2; SCP-2 sterol transfer family
    cl09938
    Location:1322
    cond_enzymes; Condensing enzymes; Family of enzymes that catalyze a (decarboxylating or non-decarboxylating) Claisen-like condensation reaction. Members are share strong structural similarity, and are involved in the synthesis and degradation of fatty acids, and the ...
  8. NM_001330587.2NP_001317516.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 9

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (9) differs in the 3' UTR and coding sequence compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (9) has a shorter and distinct C-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC099677, AL445183
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS81325.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    E9PLD1, Q59HG9
    Related
    ENSP00000435194.1, ENST00000478631.6
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK08256
    Location:12361
    PRK08256; lipid-transfer protein; Provisional
  9. NM_002979.5NP_002970.2  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform 1 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_002970.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (1, also known as SCPx).
    Source sequence(s)
    AA664009, AB208789, AK312856, AL445183, DC330171
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS572.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A6NM69, B4DGJ9, B4DHP6, C9JC79, D3DQ37, E1B6W5, F2Z3J1, P22307, Q15432, Q16622, Q5VVZ1, Q6NXF4, Q99430
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A384NY87, B2R761
    Related
    ENSP00000360569.3, ENST00000371514.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PRK08256
    Location:12404
    PRK08256; lipid-transfer protein; Provisional
    pfam02036
    Location:452538
    SCP2; SCP-2 sterol transfer family

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000001.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    52927276..53051698
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_005271103.5XP_005271160.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_005271160.1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B2R761
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PRK08256
    Location:12404
    PRK08256; lipid-transfer protein; Provisional
    cd00826
    Location:17403
    nondecarbox_cond_enzymes; nondecarboxylating condensing enzymes; In general, thiolases catalyze the reversible thiolytic cleavage of 3-ketoacyl-CoA into acyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA, a 2-step reaction involving a covalent intermediate formed with a catalytic cysteine. There are 2 ...
  2. XM_047427504.1XP_047283460.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X1

  3. XM_047427507.1XP_047283463.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X2

  4. XM_011541935.3XP_011540237.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q59HG9
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    COG0183
    Location:12374
    PaaJ; Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase [Lipid transport and metabolism]
    cd00826
    Location:17380
    nondecarbox_cond_enzymes; nondecarboxylating condensing enzymes; In general, thiolases catalyze the reversible thiolytic cleavage of 3-ketoacyl-CoA into acyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA, a 2-step reaction involving a covalent intermediate formed with a catalytic cysteine. There are 2 ...
  5. XM_047427506.1XP_047283462.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X2

  6. XM_047427508.1XP_047283464.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X3

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060925.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    52808787..52933201
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054338136.1XP_054194111.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X1

  2. XM_054338135.1XP_054194110.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X1

  3. XM_054338138.1XP_054194113.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X2

  4. XM_054338139.1XP_054194114.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X2

  5. XM_054338137.1XP_054194112.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X2

  6. XM_054338140.1XP_054194115.1  sterol carrier protein 2 isoform X3