SLC27A2 (solute carrier family 27 member 2)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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11001 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Solute carrier family 27 member 2 |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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SLC27A2 |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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ACSVL1, FACVL1, FATP2, HsT17226, VLACS, VLCS, hFACVL1 |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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15 |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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15q21.2 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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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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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
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Protein | ||||||||||||||||
UniProt ID | 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 |
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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.
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Associated diseases
Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
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