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Symbol ACSF2 contributors: KTN/npt - updated : 25-06-2008
HGNC name acyl-CoA synthetase family member 2
HGNC id 26101
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
HOMOLOGY
interspecies homolog to murine Acsf2 (78.5 pc)
Homologene
FAMILY
  • ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family
    • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,mitochondria
    basic FUNCTION
  • catalyzing the initial reaction in fatty acid metabolism, by forming a thioester with CoA
  • playing a role in adipodyte differentiation
  • having ligase activity
    • CELLULAR PROCESS cell life, differentiation
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism lipid/lipoprotein
    signaling
  • fatty acid metabolism
    • a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    induced by PPARG
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS