Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
2194
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Fatty acid synthase
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
FASN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
FAS, OA-519, SDR27X1
Chromosome Chromosome number
17
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
17q25.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The enzyme encoded by this gene is a multifunctional protein. Its main function is to catalyze the synthesis of palmitate from acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA, in the presence of NADPH, into long-chain saturated fatty acids. In some cancer cell lines, this pro
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs145515446 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT051341 hsa-miR-15a-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT050921 hsa-miR-17-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT050182 hsa-miR-26a-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT049363 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT048815 hsa-miR-93-5p CLASH 23622248
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
KLF5 Activation 18774944
SREBF1 Unknown 10520861;11790787;17449569
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001649 Process Osteoblast differentiation HDA 16210410
GO:0002068 Process Glandular epithelial cell development IEA
GO:0003723 Function RNA binding HDA 22658674, 22681889
GO:0004313 Function [acyl-carrier-protein] S-acetyltransferase activity IEA
GO:0004314 Function [acyl-carrier-protein] S-malonyltransferase activity IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600212 3594 ENSG00000169710
Protein
UniProt ID P49327
Protein name Fatty acid synthase (EC 2.3.1.85) (Type I fatty acid synthase) [Includes: [Acyl-carrier-protein] S-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.38); [Acyl-carrier-protein] S-malonyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.39); 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] synthase (EC 2.3.1.41); 3-oxoac
Protein function Fatty acid synthetase is a multifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the de novo biosynthesis of long-chain saturated fatty acids starting from acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA in the presence of NADPH. This multifunctional protein contains 7 catalytic ac
PDB 1XKT , 2CG5 , 2JFD , 2JFK , 2PX6 , 3HHD , 3TJM , 4PIV , 4W82 , 4W9N , 4Z49 , 5C37 , 6NNA , 7MHD , 7MHE , 8EYI , 8EYK , 8G7X , 8GKC , 8VF7 , 8VG4 , 8VLE , 8VLO , 8VLP , 8VM0 , 8VM5 , 8VM6 , 8VM7 , 8VMC , 8VMD , 9B7Z , 9B80 , 9MJ9
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00109 ketoacyl-synt 1 239 Beta-ketoacyl synthase, N-terminal domain Domain
PF02801 Ketoacyl-synt_C 243 360 Beta-ketoacyl synthase, C-terminal domain Domain
PF16197 KAsynt_C_assoc 362 472 Ketoacyl-synthetase C-terminal extension Family
PF00698 Acyl_transf_1 493 810 Acyl transferase domain Domain
PF14765 PS-DH 865 1108 Polyketide synthase dehydratase Domain
PF08242 Methyltransf_12 1243 1342 Methyltransferase domain Domain
PF00107 ADH_zinc_N 1679 1816 Zinc-binding dehydrogenase Family
PF08659 KR 1885 2065 KR domain Family
PF00550 PP-binding 2125 2192 Phosphopantetheine attachment site Domain
PF00975 Thioesterase 2242 2501 Thioesterase domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous. Prominent expression in brain, lung, liver and mammary gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7567999, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7595075}.
Sequence
MEEVVIAGMSGKLPESENLQEFWDNLIGGVDMVTDDDRRWKAGLYGLPRRSGKLKDLSRF
DASFFGVHPKQAHTMDPQLRLLLEVTYEAIVDGGINPDSLRGTHTGVWVGVSGSETSEAL
SRDPETLVGYSMVGCQRAMMANRLSFFFDFRGPSIALDTACSSSLMALQNAYQAIHSGQC
PAAIVGGINVLLKPNTSVQFLRLGMLSPEGTCKAFDTAGNGYCRSEGVVAVLLTKKSLA
R
RVYATILNAGTNTDGFKEQGVTFPSGDIQEQLIRSLYQSAGVAPESFEYIEAHGTGTKVG
DPQELNGITRALCATRQEPLLIGSTKSNMGHPEPASGLAALAKVLLSLEHGLWAPNLHFH

SPNPEIPALLDGRLQVVDQPLPVRGGNVGINSFGFGGSNVHIILRPNTQPPPAPAPHATL
PRLLRASGRTPEAVQKLLEQGLRHSQDLAFLSMLNDIAAVPATAMPFRGYAV
LGGERGGP
EVQQVPAGERPLWFICSGMGTQWRGMGLSLMRLDRFRDSILRSDEAVKPFGLKVSQLLLS
TDESTFDDIVHSFVSLTAIQIGLIDLLSCMGLRPDGIVGHSLGEVACGYADGCLSQEEAV
LAAYWRGQCIKEAHLPPGAMAAVGLSWEECKQRCPPGVVPACHNSKDTVTISGPQAPVFE
FVEQLRKEGVFAKEVRTGGMAFHSYFMEAIAPPLLQELKKVIREPKPRSARWLSTSIPEA
QWHSSLARTSSAEYNVNNLVSPVLFQEALWHVPEHAVVLEIAPHALLQAVLKRGLKPSCT
IIPLMKKDHRDNLEFFLAGIGRLHLSGIDA
NPNALFPPVEFPAPRGTPLISPLIKWDHSL
AWDVPAAEDFPNGSGSPSAAIYNIDTSSESPDHYLVDHTLDGRVLFPATGYLSIVWKTLA
RALGLGVEQLPVVFEDVVLHQATILPKTGTVSLEVRLLEASRAFEVSENGNLVVSGKVYQ
WDDPDPRLFDHPESPTPNPTEPLFLAQAEVYKELRLRGYDYGPHFQGILEASLEGDSGRL
LWKDNWVSFMDTMLQMSILGSAKHGLYLPTRVTAIHIDPATHRQKLYTLQDKAQVADVVV
SRWLRVTVAGGVHISGLHTESAPRRQQE
QQVPILEKFCFTPHTEEGCLSERAALQEELQL
CKGLVQALQTKVTQQGLKMVVPGLDGAQIPRDPSQQELPRLLSAACRLQLNGNLQLELAQ
VLAQERPKLPEDPLLSGLLDSPALKACLDTAVENMPSLKMKVVEVLAGHGHLYSRIPGLL
SPHPLLQLSYTATDRHPQALEAAQAELQQHDVAQGQWDPADPAPSALGSADLLVCNCAVA
ALGDPASALSNMVAALREGGFL
LLHTLLRGHPLGDIVAFLTSTEPQYGQGILSQDAWESL
FSRVSLRLVGLKKSFYGSTLFLCRRPTPQDSPIFLPVDDTSFRWVESLKGILADEDSSRP
VWLKAINCATSGVVGLVNCLRREPGGNRLRCVLLSNLSSTSHVPEVDPGSAELQKVLQGD
LVMNVYRDGAWGAFRHFLLEEDKPEEPTAHAFVSTLTRGDLSSIRWVCSSLRHAQPTCPG
AQLCTVYYASLNFRDIMLATGKLSPDAIPGKWTSQDSLLGMEFSGRDASGKRVMGLVPAK
GLATSVLLSPDFLWDVPSNWTLEEAASVPVVYSTAYYALVVRGRVRPGETLLIHSGSGGV
GQAAIAIALSLGCRVFTTVGSAEKRAYLQARFPQLDSTSFANSRDTSFEQHVLWHTGGKG
VDLVLNSLAEEKLQASVRCLATHGRFLEIGKFDLSQNHPLGMAIFLKNVTFHGVLLDAFF
NESSADWREVWALVQA
GIRDGVVRPLKCTVFHGAQVEDAFRYMAQGKHIGKVVVQVLAEE
PEAVLKGAKPKLMSAISKTFCPAHKSYIIAGGLGGFGLELAQWLIQRGVQKLVLTSRSGI
RTGYQAKQVRRWRRQGVQVQVSTSNISSLEGARGLIAEAAQLGPVGGVFNLAVVLRDGLL
ENQTPEFFQDVCKPKYSGTLNLDRVTREACPELDYFVVFSSVSCGRGNAGQSNYGFANSA
MERICEKRRHEGLPGLAVQWGAIGD
VGILVETMSTNDTIVSGTLPQRMASCLEVLDLFLN
QPHMVLSSFVLAEKAAAYRDRDSQRDLVEAVAHILGIRDLAAVNLDSSLADLGLDSLMSV
EVRQTLERELNLVLSVREVRQLTLRKLQELSS
KADEASELACPTPKEDGLAQQQTQLNLR
SLLVNPEGPTLMRLNSVQSSERPLFLVHPIEGSTTVFHSLASRLSIPTYGLQCTRAAPLD
SIHSLAAYYIDCIRQVQPEGPYRVAGYSYGACVAFEMCSQLQAQQSPAPTHNSLFLFDGS
PTYVLAYTQSYRAKLTPGCEAEAETEAICFFVQQFTDMEHNRVLEALLPLKGLEERVAAA
VDLIIKSHQGLDRQELSFAARSFYYKLRAAEQYTPKAKYHGNVMLLRAKTGGAYGEDLGA
DYNLSQVCDGKVSVHVIEGDHRTLLEGSGLESIISIIHSSL
AEPRVSVREG
Sequence length 2511
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Neurodevelopmental Disorders neurodevelopmental disorder GenCC
Mental Depression Mental Depression GWAS
Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic Syndrome GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Aberrant Crypt Foci Associate 19358283
Acute Coronary Syndrome Associate 23305094
Adenocarcinoma Associate 19471962, 36650542
Adenocarcinoma Follicular Associate 22135723
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 28400509, 33465697
Adenoma Stimulate 9006336
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Stimulate 9006336
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associate 33626208
Agnosia Associate 40133809
Allan Herndon Dudley syndrome Associate 32961983