Entrez 10998 | Ensembl ENSG00000083807 | |
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Aliases SLC27A5, ACSB, ACSVL6, BACS, BAL, FACVL3, FATP-5, FATP5, VLACSR, VLCS-H2, VLCSH2, solute carrier family 27 member 5 External IDs MGI: 1347100 HomoloGene: 7596 GeneCards: SLC27A5 | ||
Bile acyl-CoA synthetase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SLC27A5 gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is an isozyme of very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase (VLCS). It is capable of activating very long-chain fatty-acids containing 24- and 26-carbons. It is expressed in liver and associated with endoplasmic reticulum but not with peroxisomes. Its primary role is in fatty acid elongation or complex lipid synthesis rather than in degradation. This gene has a mouse ortholog.
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