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Facts about Acyl-CoA (8-3)-desaturase.
Catalyzes the desaturation of dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid (DHGLA) (20:3n-6) and eicosatetraenoic acid (20:4n-3) to generate arachidonic acid (AA) (20:4n-6) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)(20:5n-3), respectively. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | FADS1 |
Uniprot: | O60427 |
Entrez: | 3992 |
Belongs to: |
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fatty acid desaturase type 1 family |
D5DFLJ90273; Delta(5) desaturase; Delta(5) fatty acid desaturase; Delta-5 desaturase; delta-5 fatty acid desaturase; EC 1.14.19; EC 1.14.19.-; FADS6; FADSD5LLCDL1; fatty acid desaturase 1; FLJ38956; linoleoyl-CoA desaturase (delta-6-desaturase)-like 1; TU12
Mass (kDA):
51.964 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 11q12.2 |
Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (61799627..61817003, complement) |
Widely expressed, with highest levels in liver, brain, adrenal gland and heart. Highly expressed in fetal liver and brain.
[Isoform 1]: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Mitochondrion.; [Isoform 2]: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 10601301 by Cho H.P., et al. Cloning, expression, and fatty acid regulation of the human Delta-5 desaturase.
PMID: 10769175 by Leonard A.E., et al. cDNA cloning and characterization of human Delta5-desaturase involved in the biosynthesis of arachidonic acid.