Viral Details

Viral Backbone

Human Adenovirus Type5 (dE1/E3)

Promoter

CMV

Reporter

none, optional GFP, CFP, YFP, RFP or mCherry

Storage Buffer

DMEM, 2% BSA, 2.5% Glycerol

Gene Details

Species

Human

Gene Symbol

TSPO

Gene Name

translocator protein (18kDa)

Gene ID

706

Gene Synonyms

BPBS; BZRP; DBI; IBP; MBR; mDRC; PBR; PBS; pk18; PKBS; PTBR;

ORF Size

510 bp

RefSeq#

BC001110

Gene Description

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.

UniGene ID

Hs.202

HGNC ID

HGNC:1158