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Any process that increases the rate, frequency, or extent of cholesterol metabolism, the chemical reactions and pathways involving cholesterol, cholest-5-en-3 beta-ol, the principal sterol of vertebrates and the precursor of many steroids, including bile acids and steroid hormones.

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Click on a gene's description to view its network relationships with genes known to be involved in "positive regulation of cholesterol metabolic process"
| Name | Description | Probability | Func Analog Organism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhcr7 | 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase | 0.074 | ||
| Fads2 | fatty acid desaturase 2 | 0.050 | ||
| Apoe | apolipoprotein E | 0.042 | ||
| Abca1 | ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 1 | 0.042 | ||
| Fasn | fatty acid synthase | 0.039 | ||
| Cyp51 | cytochrome P450, family 51 | 0.037 | ||
| Srf | serum response factor | 0.035 | ||
| Acads | acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase, short chain | 0.027 | ||
| Pcyt2 | phosphate cytidylyltransferase 2, ethanolamine | 0.023 | ||
| Slc25a1 | solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier, citrate transporter), member 1 | 0.022 | ||
| Npc1 | Niemann Pick type C1 | 0.022 | ||
| Dhcr24 | 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase | 0.022 | ||
| Ptms | parathymosin | 0.020 | ||
| Nucb1 | nucleobindin 1 | 0.019 | ||
| Tex264 | testis expressed gene 264 | 0.018 | ||
| Grhpr | glyoxylate reductase/hydroxypyruvate reductase | 0.017 | ||
| Ldlr | low density lipoprotein receptor | 0.017 | ||
| Lyz2 | lysozyme 2 | 0.016 | ||
| Cyb5r3 | cytochrome b5 reductase 3 | 0.015 | ||
| Kdelr1 | KDEL (Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu) endoplasmic reticulum protein retention receptor 1 | 0.015 | ||
| Srebf1 | sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 | 0.015 | ||
| Mapk3 | mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 | 0.015 | ||
| Myo18a | myosin XVIIIA | 0.015 | ||
| F2 | coagulation factor II | 0.014 | ||
| Gpt | glutamic pyruvic transaminase, soluble | 0.014 | ||
| Pex6 | peroxisomal biogenesis factor 6 | 0.014 | ||
| Slc22a17 | solute carrier family 22 (organic cation transporter), member 17 | 0.014 | ||
| Por | P450 (cytochrome) oxidoreductase | 0.014 | Rat | |
| Eml3 | echinoderm microtubule associated protein like 3 | 0.013 | ||
| Csad | cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase | 0.013 | ||
| Arf3 | ADP-ribosylation factor 3 | 0.013 | ||
| Dctn1 | dynactin 1 | 0.013 | ||
| Slc27a5 | solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 5 | 0.013 | ||
| Cdk18 | cyclin-dependent kinase 18 | 0.012 | ||
| Mvd | mevalonate (diphospho) decarboxylase | 0.012 | ||
| Mgat1 | mannoside acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 | 0.011 | ||
| Nr2f6 | nuclear receptor subfamily 2, group F, member 6 | 0.011 | ||
| D19Wsu162e | DNA segment, Chr 19, Wayne State University 162, expressed | 0.011 | ||
| Llgl1 | lethal giant larvae homolog 1 (Drosophila) | 0.011 | ||
| Rnpepl1 | arginyl aminopeptidase (aminopeptidase B)-like 1 | 0.011 | ||
| Cebpa | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), alpha | 0.011 | ||
| Naglu | alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Sanfilippo disease IIIB) | 0.011 | ||
| Trabd | TraB domain containing | 0.011 | ||
| Bckdha | branched chain ketoacid dehydrogenase E1, alpha polypeptide | 0.011 | ||
| Fbxl6 | F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 6 | 0.010 | ||
| Slc25a10 | solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier, dicarboxylate transporter), member 10 | 0.010 | ||
| Scd1 | stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 1 | 0.010 | ||
| Pcnxl3 | pecanex-like 3 (Drosophila) | 0.010 |