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FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-2046069
Type
Protein [EntityWithAccessionedSequence]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Synonyms
delta-6 desaturase, Fatty acid desaturase 2, FADS2_HUMAN
Locations in the PathwayBrowser
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Metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Metabolism of lipids (Homo sapiens)
Fatty acid metabolism (Homo sapiens)
alpha-linolenic (omega3) and linoleic (omega6) acid metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Linoleic acid (LA) metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Desaturation of Linoleoyl-CoA to gamma-linolenoyl-CoA (Homo sapiens)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Desaturation of tetracosatetraenoyl-CoA to tetracosapentaenoyl-CoA (Homo sapiens)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane] (Homo sapiens)
alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) metabolism (Homo sapiens)
Desaturation of alpha-linoleoyl-CoA to Stearidonoyl-CoA (Homo sapiens)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Desaturation of tetracosapentaenoyl-CoA to tetracosahexaenoyl-CoA (Homo sapiens)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane] (Homo sapiens)
External Reference Information
External Reference
UniProt:O95864 FADS2
Gene Names
FADS2
Chain
chain:1-444
Reference Genes
BioGPS Gene:9415 FADS2
COSMIC (genes):FADS2 FADS2
CTD Gene:9415 FADS2
dbSNP Gene:9415 FADS2
ENSEMBL:ENSG00000134824 FADS2
HGNC:3575 FADS2
KEGG:hsa:9415 FADS2
Monarch:9415 FADS2
NCBI Gene:9415 FADS2
OMIM:606149 FADS2
UCSC:O95864 FADS2
Reference Transcript
RefSeq:NM_001281501.1 FADS2
RefSeq:XM_047427889.1 FADS2
RefSeq:NM_004265.4 FADS2
RefSeq:NM_001281502.1 FADS2
RefSeq:XM_054370543.1 FADS2
Inferred To
fat-4 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Bos taurus)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Canis familiaris)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Gallus gallus)
FADS2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Sus scrofa)
fads2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Danio rerio)
Fads2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Mus musculus)
Fads2 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
(Rattus norvegicus)
Cross References
RefSeq
NP_001268431.1
,
NP_004256.1
,
NP_001268430.1
,
XP_054226518.1
,
XP_047283845.1
ENSEMBL
ENSP00000278840
,
ENST00000257261
,
ENSP00000257261
,
ENSG00000134824
,
ENST00000521849
,
ENST00000522056
,
ENSP00000429500
,
ENST00000278840
,
ENSP00000431091
OpenTargets
ENSG00000134824
IntEnz
1.14.19.3
GeneCards
FADS2
HPA
ENSG00000134824-FADS2
ZINC - Substances
FADS2_HUMAN
ZINC target
O95864
PRO
O95864
Pharos - Targets
O95864
GlyGen
O95864
HMDB Protein
HMDBP03232
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