cholesterol binding Gene Set

Dataset GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025
Category structural or functional annotations
Type molecular function
Description Interacting selectively and non-covalently with cholesterol (cholest-5-en-3-beta-ol); the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones. (Gene Ontology, GO_0015485)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0015485
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55 genes performing the cholesterol binding molecular function from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol Name
ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 1
ABCG1 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 1
ANXA6 annexin A6
APOA1 apolipoprotein A-I
APOA2 apolipoprotein A-II
APOC3 apolipoprotein C-III
APOD apolipoprotein D
APOF apolipoprotein F
CAV1 caveolin 1, caveolae protein, 22kDa
CD163L1 CD163 molecule-like 1
CD81 CD81 molecule
CETP cholesteryl ester transfer protein, plasma
ERLIN1 ER lipid raft associated 1
ERLIN2 ER lipid raft associated 2
GPR155 G protein-coupled receptor 155
GRAMD1A GRAM domain containing 1A
GRAMD1B GRAM domain containing 1B
GRAMD1C GRAM domain containing 1C
MINAR2 membrane integral NOTCH2 associated receptor 2
NFE2L1 nuclear factor, erythroid 2-like 1
NINJ2 ninjurin 2
NPC1 Niemann-Pick disease, type C1
NPC1L1 NPC1-like 1
NPC2 Niemann-Pick disease, type C2
NR1H3 nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H, member 3
OSBP2 oxysterol binding protein 2
OSBPL10 oxysterol binding protein-like 10
OSBPL1A oxysterol binding protein-like 1A
OSBPL2 oxysterol binding protein-like 2
OSBPL3 oxysterol binding protein-like 3
OSBPL5 oxysterol binding protein-like 5
OSBPL6 oxysterol binding protein-like 6
OSBPL7 oxysterol binding protein-like 7
OSBPL8 oxysterol binding protein-like 8
PMP2 peripheral myelin protein 2
PROM1 prominin 1
PROM2 prominin 2
PTCH1 patched 1
SCARB2 scavenger receptor class B, member 2
SIDT1 SID1 transmembrane family, member 1
SLC38A9 solute carrier family 38, member 9
SOAT1 sterol O-acyltransferase 1
SOAT2 sterol O-acyltransferase 2
STARD3 StAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 3
STARD3NL STARD3 N-terminal like
STARD4 StAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 4
STARD5 StAR-related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 5
SULT2B1 sulfotransferase family, cytosolic, 2B, member 1
SYCP2 synaptonemal complex protein 2
SYP synaptophysin
TMEM97 transmembrane protein 97
TSPO translocator protein (18kDa)
TSPO2 translocator protein 2
VDAC1 voltage-dependent anion channel 1
VDAC2 voltage-dependent anion channel 2