A precursor of cholesterol; an agonist of RORγ (EC50 = 1 μM in the presence of ursolic acid); accumulates in cells following administration of AEBS ligands; halts the cell cycle at the G0/G1 phase and increases the levels of free sterols, esterified sterols, and triacylglycerols in MCF-7 cells at 20 μM