Predicted to enable sterol binding activity and sterol transporter activity. Predicted to be involved in sterol transport. Predicted to be located in cytosol; perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum; and plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cholangiocarcinoma and colorectal cancer. Is an ortholog of human OSBP (oxysterol binding protein) and OSBP2 (oxysterol binding protein 2).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.