FADS1_HUMAN   O60427


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UniProt:O60427

Recommended name:Acyl-CoA (8-3)-desaturase

EC number:EC:1.14.19.44

Alternative names:(Delta(5) fatty acid desaturase) (D5D) (Delta(5) desaturase) (Delta-5 desaturase) (Fatty acid desaturase 1)

Cleaved into:

GeneID:3992

Gene names  (primary ):FADS1

Gene names  (synonym ):FADSD5

Gene names  (ORF ):

Length:444

Mass:51964

Sequence:MAPDPVAAETAAQGPTPRYFTWDEVAQRSGCEERWLVIDRKVYNISEFTRRHPGGSRVISHYAGQDATDPFVAFHINKGLVKKYMNSLLIGELSPEQPSFEPTKNKELTDEFRELRATVERMGLMKANHVFFLLYLLHILLLDGAAWLTLWVFGTSFLPFLLCAVLLSAVQAQAGWLQHDFGHLSVFSTSKWNHLLHHFVIGHLKGAPASWWNHMHFQHHAKPNCFRKDPDINMHPFFFALGKILSVELGKQKKKYMPYNHQHKYFFLIGPPALLPLYFQWYIFYFVIQRKKWVDLAWMITFYVRFFLTYVPLLGLKAFLGLFFIVRFLESNWFVWVTQMNHIPMHIDHDRNMDWVSTQLQATCNVHKSAFNDWFSGHLNFQIEHHLFPTMPRHNYHKVAPLVQSLCAKHGIEYQSKPLLSAFADIIHSLKESGQLWLDAYLHQ

Tissue specificity:Widely expressed, with highest levels in liver, brain, adrenal gland and heart. Highly expressed in fetal liver and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10601301, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10769175, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10860662}.

Induction:Strongly down-regulated upon differentiation in a neuroblastoma cell line (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22619218}.

Developmental stage:

Protein families:Fatty acid desaturase type 1 family