HMGCS2 (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 3158 |
| Gene name | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 |
| Gene symbol | HMGCS2 |
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| Chromosome | 1 |
| Chromosome location | 1p12 |
| Summary | The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the HMG-CoA synthase family. It is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction of ketogenesis, a metabolic pathway that provides lipid-derived energy for various organs during times of carbohydrate |
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SNPs
SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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| Protein name | Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase, mitochondrial (HMG-CoA synthase) (EC 2.3.3.10) (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase) | |||||||||||||||
| Protein function | Catalyzes the first irreversible step in ketogenesis, condensing acetyl-CoA to acetoacetyl-CoA to form HMG-CoA, which is converted by HMG-CoA reductase (HMGCR) into mevalonate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11228257, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23751782, ECO:00002 | |||||||||||||||
| PDB | 2WYA | |||||||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expression in liver is 200-fold higher than in any other tissue. Low expression in colon, kidney, testis, and pancreas. Very low expression in heart and skeletal muscle (PubMed:16940161, PubMed:21952825, PubMed:7893153). Not detected i | |||||||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 508 | |||||||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | |||||||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Associated diseases
Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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