Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase

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SLC27A2
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003645
NM_001159629

NM_011978

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001153101
NP_003636

NP_036108

Location (UCSC)Chr 15: 50.18 – 50.24 MbChr 2: 126.39 – 126.43 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SLC27A2 gene.[5][6]

The protein encoded by this gene is an isozyme of long-chain fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase family. Although differing in substrate specificity, subcellular localization, and tissue distribution, all isozymes of this family convert free long-chain fatty acids into fatty acyl-CoA esters, and thereby play a key role in lipid biosynthesis and fatty acid degradation. This isozyme activates long-chain, branched-chain and very long chain fatty acids containing 22 or more carbons to their CoA derivatives. It is expressed primarily in liver and kidney and is present in both endoplasmic reticulum and peroxisomes but not in mitochondria. Its decreased peroxisomal enzyme activity is in part responsible for the biochemical pathology in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000140284Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027359Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. S2CID 46774274
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: SLC27A2 solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 2".

Further reading

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