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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
ACSL3
Identifiers
AliasesACSL3, ACS3, FACL3, PRO2194, acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 3, acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 3, LACS3, LACS 3
External IDsOMIM: 602371; MGI: 1921455; HomoloGene: 3278; GeneCards: ACSL3; OMA:ACSL3 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 2 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 2 (human)
Chromosome 2 (human)Genomic location for ACSL3Genomic location for ACSL3
Band2q36.1Start222,860,942 bp
End222,944,639 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 1 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 1 (mouse)
Chromosome 1 (mouse)Genomic location for ACSL3Genomic location for ACSL3
Band1 C4|1 40.84 cMStart78,635,542 bp
End78,685,460 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • endothelial cell

  • lateral nuclear group of thalamus

  • Brodmann area 23

  • Brodmann area 10

  • Brodmann area 46

  • cartilage tissue

  • frontal pole

  • postcentral gyrus

  • pars compacta

  • pars reticulata
Top expressed in
  • otolith organ

  • utricle

  • neural layer of retina

  • medial dorsal nucleus

  • epithelium of small intestine

  • medial geniculate nucleus

  • suprachiasmatic nucleus

  • spermatocyte

  • deep cerebellar nuclei

  • ventral tegmental area
More reference expression data
BioGPS




More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

2181

74205

Ensembl

ENSG00000123983

ENSMUSG00000032883

UniProt

O95573

Q9CZW4

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004457
NM_203372
NM_001354158
NM_001354159

NM_001033606
NM_001136222
NM_028817

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004448
NP_976251
NP_001341087
NP_001341088

NP_001028778
NP_001129694
NP_083093

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 222.86 – 222.94 MbChr 1: 78.64 – 78.69 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Long-chain-fatty-acid—CoA ligase 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ACSL3 gene.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is an isozyme of the 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 acids into fatty acyl-CoA esters, and thereby play a key role in lipid biosynthesis and fatty acid degradation. This isozyme is highly expressed in brain, and preferentially utilizes myristate, arachidonate, and eicosapentaenoate as substrates. The amino acid sequence of this isozyme is 92% identical to that of rat homolog. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000123983Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032883Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: ACSL3 acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 3".

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