SGD DescriptionMember of an oxysterol-binding protein family; overlapping, redundant functions in sterol metabolism and which collectively perform a function essential for viability; GFP-fusion protein localizes to the cell periphery; overexpression extends lifespan by promoting vacuolar fusion; OSH6 has a paralog, OSH7, that arose from the whole genome duplication|Oxysterol-binding protein; part of family with seven members in S. cerevisiae; family members have overlapping, redundant functions in sterol metabolism and collectively perform a function essential for viability; OSH7 has a paralog, OSH6, that arose from the whole genome duplication
PomBase Descriptionoxysterol binding protein (predicted)
AspGD DescriptionOrtholog(s) have lipid binding activity
References
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