Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 11001
Gene name Solute carrier family 27 member 2
Gene symbol SLC27A2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ACSVL1FACVL1FATP2HsT17226VLACSVLCShFACVL1
Chromosome 15
Chromosome location 15q21.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is an isozyme of long-chain fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase family. Although differing in substrate specificity, subcellular localization, and tissue distribution, all isozymes of this family convert free long-chain fatty aci
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT020494 hsa-miR-155-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT032206 hsa-let-7b-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT649361 hsa-miR-3184-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649360 hsa-miR-6832-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT649359 hsa-miR-4469 HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000038 Process Very long-chain fatty acid metabolic process IEA
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0001561 Process Fatty acid alpha-oxidation IDA 10198260
GO:0001561 Process Fatty acid alpha-oxidation TAS
GO:0001676 Process Long-chain fatty acid metabolic process IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603247 10996 ENSG00000140284
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O14975
Protein name Long-chain fatty acid transport protein 2 (Arachidonate--CoA ligase) (EC 6.2.1.15) (Fatty acid transport protein 2) (FATP-2) (Fatty-acid-coenzyme A ligase, very long-chain 1) (Long-chain-fatty-acid--CoA ligase) (EC 6.2.1.3) (Phytanate--CoA ligase) (EC 6.2
Protein function Mediates the import of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) into the cell by facilitating their transport across cell membranes, playing an important role in hepatic fatty acid uptake (PubMed:10198260, PubMed:10749848, PubMed:11980911, PubMed:20530735,
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00501 AMP-binding 59 488 AMP-binding enzyme Family
PF13193 AMP-binding_C 496 572 AMP-binding enzyme C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 1]: Expressed in liver, kidney, placenta, intestine, brain, heart, and colon (PubMed:10198260, PubMed:21768100, PubMed:24269233). Predominantly expressed in liver (PubMed:20530735). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10198260, ECO:0000269|Pu
Sequence
Sequence length 620
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  PPAR signaling pathway
Peroxisome
Insulin resistance
  Synthesis of bile acids and bile salts via 7alpha-hydroxycholesterol
Synthesis of bile acids and bile salts via 24-hydroxycholesterol
Alpha-oxidation of phytanate
Neutrophil degranulation
Peroxisomal protein import